Expect a sunny cool start to the day, with temperatures warming to 3C. The low tonight will be -5C as the region looks forward to a warm sunny weekend.
COVID outbreak at CIVIC hospital claims seven lives
Seven patients being treated at the Civic hospital for unrelated illnesses have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of a deadly outbreak there that began on Feb. 19. The Ottawa Citizen has more.
Ottawa restaurants fuming over red zone move
Restaurants across Ottawa are fuming that they were given just one day’s notice about moving into the Red-Control zone of the province’s pandemic framework, a shift they feel will unfairly cost them much-needed revenue and staff, the Ottawa Citizen reports.
Ottawa hospitals at 100 per cent capacity
Several hospitals in the Ottawa area are at or over 100 per cent capacity, but not because of COVID-19 patients. Officials say many people who don’t have the virus are delaying going to hospital, and when they finally do seek treatment, they’re very sick, CBC reports.
Ontario to cut cord on fax machines
In Ontario, the government says it’s finally time to cut the cord on the fax machine. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says he’s directing the province’s public service to phase out its 1,500 traditional telephone fax lines by the end of the year. CBC has more.
Anti-Asian hate crimes soaring in Canada and in Ottawa
Anti-Asian hate crimes are surging in Canada during the pandemic. Between 2019 and 2020, Vancouver, B.C. reported a 717 per cent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes. In Ottawa, hate crimes among East Asian and Southeast Asian people in the same time period increased 600 per cent. CTV has more.
