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'It's looking positive' for Ottawa students to return to school by end of May, top doctor says

Ottawa's medical officer of health suggests students could return to class for in-person learning before the end of the school year, as COVID-19 levels slowly decline in the capital.

FILE - AN empty teacher's desk is pictured at the front of a empty classroom at Mcgee Secondary school in Vancouver on Sept. 5, 2014. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)

New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa rebound above 100 but weekly rates falling

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 115 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and another person has died.

Goslings rescued from Rideau Canal locks

Early Wednesday morning, a family of geese, including eight goslings, fell into the Rideau Canal locks by the Chateau Laurier.

Parks Canada staff rescue a family of geese from the Rideau Canal on Wednesday. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa)

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NEW | 'Protect the king': Why Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken the back seat

Premier Doug Ford’s notable absence from the public eye over the past few weeks is part of an effort to protect him from negative pandemic news and rehabilitate his image, CTV News Toronto has learned.

Ottawa paramedics delayed 46,000 hours in emergency departments in 2020

The Ottawa Paramedic Service is once again warning it will not be able to meet response time targets in future years due to long waits to off-load patients in Ottawa's emergency departments.

Police stop vehicle going nearly 100 km/h over speed limit on Heron Road

The Ottawa Police Traffic Unit said a vehicle was stopped by officers going 159 km/h on Heron Road, near Prince of Wales Drive.

Ontario not ready to lift stay-at-home order and should extend lockdown, OMA says

Ontario is not ready to lift the stay-at-home order and should extend the current lockdown measures past May 20, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) says.

CHEO launches lactation consult program to support new parents

Providing nourishment to a newborn is the number one priority for new parents, but breastfeeding can be a struggle for some.

City asking residents not to visit pop-up vaccine clinics if not from neighbourhood

The head of Ottawa's local vaccination rollout is asking residents who do not live in neighbourhoods that are being specifically targeted by pop-up vaccination clinics to avoid traveling to those clinics to get a vaccine.

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Canada could be mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines by the summer: Tam

Canada’s top doctor believes Canada could be mixing different kinds of COVID-19 vaccines in the next few months, as several provinces have already halted administering first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine over concerns surrounding rare blood clotting.

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Line 5 dispute sparks fears in Sarnia, Ont., where jobs depend on pipeline

Thousands of residents of the Ontario/Michigan border town rely on Line 5, a shutdown could take away their livelihood.

COVID-19 vaccines: What would a 'one-dose summer' really look like?

As COVID-19 vaccine shipments ramp up, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is on track for a 'one-dose summer' and 'two-dose fall.' But with a gap in immunity, many Canadians are left wondering what a ‘one-dose summer’ means for restrictions.

One dose of Pfizer plus one dose of AstraZeneca safe, but more mild side-effects reported: study

Preliminary results from a study in the U.K. suggest that receiving your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from a different brand than the first dose is safe — but it could be more likely to give you mild side-effects such as a headache, chills or a fever.

CRA says it had 'two to three times' as many people calling with tax queries in 2021 tax season

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it has received a significantly higher volume of calls from taxpayers this tax season compared to a year ago and, as a result, wait times to access services have also increased.