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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....
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In The News: Tuesday April 28

Now we’re talking. Today will be sunny with a high of 14C, Environment Canada says. The low will dip to 2C but it looks like the warm weather might be here for a while. Ontario reopening will take some time, premier says Ontario must see a “consistent two-to-four week decrease in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases” before the government can...
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In The News: Monday April 27

The last week of April begins under cloudy skies. Enviroment Canada says there is a chance of sbowers with a high of 11C. Tonight the mercury will fall to -2C. COVID toll grows in Ottawa The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa has surpassed 1,100. Ottawa Public Health announced 50 new cases of novel coronavirus in Ottawa on...