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Ottawa family believes COVID-19 patient being removed from life support 'too quickly' because of pandemic pressure in hospital

The family of 74-year-old Souheil Tabbara believes he is being prematurely removed from life support because the Ottawa Hospital is under pressure to make more room for intensive care beds during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Souheil Tabbara, 74, contracted COVID-19 in late January and has been on a ventilator since early February. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Tabbara)

Ontario health minister denies political decision behind labelling Ottawa’s K2V area a COVID-19 'hot spot'

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott is denying politics was behind the decision to label a part of western Ottawa a COVID-19 'hot spot,' despite data showing the rate of infections in the area is lower than other parts of the city.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott at a press conference April 13, 2021.

COVID-19 cases in Ottawa dip below 200 on Tuesday but weekly trends remain high

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 194 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, the lowest figure following a weekend of record-breaking case counts.

City of Ottawa eyeing 8 p.m. curfew in parks

The city of Ottawa is looking at imposing an 8 p.m. curfew in city parks after concerns about overcrowding last weekend, Mayor Jim Watson says.

PSW at Montfort hospital facing sexual assault charges

Ottawa police say a 59-year-old personal support worker at the Montfort Hospital is facing sexual assault charges. The hospital says the individual has been suspended.

Inside an Orléans pharmacy's vaccine rollout

Inside an Orléans pharmacy's vaccine rollout.

AstraZeneca doses available in Renfrew County

AstraZeneca doses available in Renfrew County (Photo by Dylan Dyson at Rexall in Arnprior).

Here's how to get a refund if your Air Canada flight was cancelled due to COVID-19

If you are holding on to a credit or voucher for an Air Canada flight that didn’t happen because of COVID-19, you are now one step closer to seeing a refund.

Man seriously injured after car rolls over, catches fire

A driver was seriously hurt when the car he was driving rolled over and caught fire in Ottawa's south end.

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Quebec woman has Canada's first reported blood clot linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

Canada reported its first case of vaccine-induced blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in a Quebec woman who is now said to be recovering at home.

A pharmacist prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the Vaccine Village in Antwerp, Belgium, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (AP / Virginia Mayo)

Atlantic bubble bursts less than one week before planned reopening

The Council of Atlantic Premiers has confirmed that the Atlantic Bubble will not reopen on April 19 as planned.

Physical inactivity associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: study

A new study examining thousands of adult COVID-19 patients has found that physical inactivity is associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90 per cent in U.S. trial

U.S. biotech company Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 per cent effective against severe disease.

Canada closely watching U.S. pause of J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots

Health Canada says it’s closely watching the situation south of the border, where federal health and safety officials have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of a small number of rare blood clotting events.