Новости за 13.11.2021

New cases of COVID-19 have soared again, as the province reported 661 new lab-confirmed cases in the previous up to Friday night. Health Minister Christine Elliott noted in a tweet that 388 of the cases were among people who are not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. The province reported 598 new cases […]

Provincial police continue to investigate a fatal collision in Hawkesbury Friday night. Police said that a 27-year-old female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on McGill Street at about 8:25 p.m. The victim was transported to hospital and pronounced deceased. Police did not release the victim’s identity. The street was closed for most of the […]

Veteran city councillor Scott Moffatt has announced he won’t be seeking re-election in his Rideau-Goulbourn ward in 2022. The councillor was first elected in the rural ward in 2010. “Today is November 13, which is exactly 15 years to the date of my first ever election in 2006. I was 25. I lost. “Politically, it […]

A cybersecurity incident continues to hinder services at a busy Ottawa clinic. The Rideau Valley Health Centre’s IT systems have been paralyzed, affecting the clinic’s ability to schedule appointments and leaving some of its clients disgruntled. “Unfortunately, the incident is beyond our control,” a message on the clinic’s website reads. “We regret to inform you that […]

An Ottawa-born animal photographer dodged bushfires in Australia, defied the summer heat in Turkey and snuck onto an industrial farm in Italy under the cover of darkness to snap her winning images in the Earth Project’s COP26 photography competition.  Jo-Anne McArthur, who was born and raised in Ottawa and now makes her home in Toronto, […]

After technical difficulties kept the OC Transpo website down for more than 18 hours, it was back up and running Saturday. The transit agency noted it had “temporarily resolved” the issue and was working on a permanent fix. The site, octranspo.com, had been “experiencing technical difficulties” since Friday evening, according to the OC Transpo twitter […]

We’ve definitely fallen into fall in the capital, with several days of chilly wet weather ahead. And there’s a continued chance all week for flurries overnight. Nothing too much. Yet. Saturday began with foggy conditions in several areas, with showers beginning in the morning and ending in the afternoon. The high is expected to be […]

"I'm glad that it's back. It's pretty exciting. I'm gonna go ride that train."

Will regional health units such as Ottawa’s have to reimpose tough measures just as the Christmas season looms? The numbers are worrisome enough to pose the question.

Saturday, Nov. 13: On helping those with no shelter; the LRT; traffic measures; and more. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Dmitry Morozov, 29, was last seen at around 10 a.m. Wednesday in the vicinity of the Vanier Parkway and Montreal Road.

Peg Papakyriakou has raised $10,000 in prizes through other teachers and parents of students who collected gifts, concert tickets and sports tickets to be auctioned Sunday at a Toronto fundraiser for nine-year-old Garrett Doctor.

The trial continues next week, when the Crown's case is expected to conclude and Alam Buoc will be able to call his own witnesses to testify.

Police said the man accosted a woman he believed had broken into vehicles.

“I was a little nervous to get on the LRT again, but I do love it. If they say it’s safe to use, I trust them."

Jimenez got punched and then ran away, only to be shot three times at close range by Mujber, who appeared from in-between parked cars, armed with a handgun.

New modelling released Friday shows cases are rising in most public health units across the province.

The crash happened at about 1 p.m. Thursday approximately 20 kilometres south of Barry's Bay.

While the Help Santa Toy Parade and the Orléans Parade of Lights have been cancelled for this year, an alternate event called the Help Santa Parade of Lights is in the planning stages. The Ottawa Professional Firefighters Association, which organizes both events, said on Friday that planners were in the process of seeking permits from […]

In his report, commissioned by UOttawa, former Supreme Court justice Michel Bastarache said students and the university community "must be willing to address sensitive topics in an academic context.”