One in four Canadians are still feeling moderate to extreme levels of anxiety and are binge drinking — trends that continue to alarm mental health experts as the country heads into a lonelier than usual holiday season. The results, released Tuesday, come out of the Centre for Addiction and Mental...
Ottawa has reached a dubious milestone during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 8,000 confirmed cases of the virus in the capital. Ottawa Public Health reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, along with no new deaths. Since the first case of COVID-19 reported on March 11, there...
Mayor Jim Watson says the city of Ottawa will receive 89,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to use over the next two weeks, opening up more appointment slots for residents aged 70 and older to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Friday morning, the city said it has confirmed delivery...
Nunavut is looking to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine once it is available in Canada. The territory’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says Moderna’s vaccine is preferred because the Pfizer one requires cold storage and shipping would be too difficult in Nunavut. On Thursday, Canada’s senior military and public...
Ontario is reporting yet another single-day record for new COVID-19 cases today, recording 1,581 new diagnoses and 20 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 497 cases in Peel Region, 456 in Toronto, 130 in York Region and 77 in Ottawa. The province says it...
Manitoba is expanding its rapid COVID-19 testing to teachers in Winnipeg. The rapid testing pilot will begin in January to coincide with the post-holiday return to school, Premier Brian Pallister announced on Thursday. Those tests will be part of a broader expansion of rapid testing throughout the province, he said. The...
Intensive care physicians and nurses share their concerns as they brace for an influx of patients that threatens to overwhelm hospitals due to the resurgence of the coronavirus and the flu. When Canadians successfully flattened epidemic curves during the summer, the goal was to prevent hospitals and intensive care units...
The Ontario government has developed a three-phase implementation plan to receive, store and administer COVID-19 vaccines to Ontarians as soon as they are received. Phase One will begin on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 with a pilot project in Toronto and Ottawa which will include the vaccination of over 2,500...
Biting into the "hottest pepper in the world" sounds painful enough. But for one 34-year-old man, the daring feat resulted in excruciating headaches, known as "thunderclap" headaches, according to a new report of his case. Shortly after, he began having dry heaves and experiencing thunderclap headaches — brief and intensely...
Ottawa's COVID-19 numbers are on a "good trajectory," the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues and new rules for short-term rentals in the capital. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week. COVID-19 IN OTTAWA All eyes will be on the COVID-19 numbers in Ottawa this week, after some positive signs...