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In the News: Wednesday, May 20

Sunny and warm: that’s a welcome forecast. Today the Ottawa region will hit a high of 23C, Environment Canada says. The low will be 9C tonight under clear skies. Ontario schools shut until fall Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that the province is cancelling in-person learning for the school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The safety of our children is…

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In The News: Tuesday, May 19

There will be mix of sun and cloud today, Environment Canada says, before the region starts a run of sunny weather. The high today will be 20C with a low tonight of 7C. COVID fines in Ottawa hit $100K in April City of Ottawa bylaw officers issued roughly $100,000 in fines to people last month for allegedly violating park usage rules…

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In The News: Friday, May 15

Environment Canada says expect some showers this afternoon. The sun won’t shine today but the temperature will be mild at 14C, although that’s still well below the normal for this time of year of 19.1C. Tonight’s low will be 9C. City-run care home has growing COVID outbreak The City of Ottawa says an outbreak of COVID-19 at its Peter D….

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In The News: Thursday, May 14

It is starting to warm up. Environment Canada is forecasting at high of 15C today with a low toight a balmy 6C a change from some frosty nights of late. There is a 60 per cent chance of showers tonight too. Hospital workers union to protest pandemic pay The union representing health-care workers at the Queensway Carleton Hospital says Ontario’s…

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In The News: Wednesday, May 13

A sunny start with the promise of a warmer day. Environment Canada says that the high today will be 14C and the low tonight -2C. No precipitation in the forecast today but we could use some rain. Local universities prepare for online courses in fall Carleton and the University of Ottawa are preparing for a fall semester that will likely…

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In The News: Tuesday, May 12

The cool weather continues for one more day as Environment Canada predicts a high of 8C under sunny skies today. The low tonight will drop to -4C. The normal high for this day is 18.4C. Yikes. Premier seeks extension of COVID emergency to June 2 Ontario Premier Doug Ford will ask the Ontario Legislature to extend the provincial state of…

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In The News: Monday, May 11

The week begins with mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. Environment Canada says today’s high will reach 9C with a low tonight at -5C. Normally we are at a high of 19C. Children head back to different schools in West Quebec As Quebec elementary schools reopen today for the first time since March, two Outaouais principals say they’re ready to…

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In The News: Thursday, May 7

The day will start sunny and reach a high of 14C. But this afternoon and evening will see the skies cloud over and rain start to fall. The low tonight is expected to be -3C, Environment Canada says. City reopens green spaces Green spaces in City of Ottawa parks are open again, however, a provincial emergency order still compels the…

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In The News: Tuesday, May 5

Bundle up. With a wind chill of -8C to start the morning, we’re off to a crisp start this morning. Environment Canada says it will be sunny today with a high of 11C. Tonight’s low will dip to -2C. Deadly day in Ottawa’s COVID-19 fight Thirty-five more residents of Ottawa’s long-term care homes have died due to COVID-19. Ottawa Public…

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In The News: Monday, May 4

After a warm and sunny weekend, it’s a cloudy start to the first full week of May, Environment Canada says. Expect a high of 11C and a low of -3C along with a 30 per cent chance of showers. Made-in-Ottawa COVID-19 test has problems Health Canada is restricting the use of a made-in-Canada, rapid COVID-19 test created by Spartan Bioscience…

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In The News: Friday, May 1

We might see the sun later this afternoon but until then Environment Canada says expect rain and cloudy skies. It will be mild though with a high of 15C, dropping to a chilly low of 1C. Ottawa Public Health switches to new COVID reporting system Expect a dramatic jump in the number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa Friday, but…

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In The News: Thursday, April 30

Some April showers today, Environment Canada says but the temperature will continue to be mild. The high is expected to be 15C and the low tonight will drop to 10C. Ottawa’s care homes stop window visits The City of Ottawa is cracking down on families visiting loved ones on the grounds of four city-run long-term care homes during the pandemic….