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Expect showers and a possible thunderstorm today, Environment Canada says. The high will be 28C but will feel like 33C. Tonight will be 14C with more rain. Masks to be mandatory on OC Transpo Starting June 15, anyone entering an OC Transpo bus, train or station or a Para Transpo minibus or accessible taxi will be required to wear a...

The heat warning is still in effect in the capital region with temperatures expected to hit 30C with a humidex of 34C and a UV of 9. Tonight the Environment Canada forecast is calling for some much needed rain and a possible thunderstorm. The low will be 19C. Dentist offices among health care providers to open in Ontario Ontario is...

A heat warning is in effect in the region today as the humidex will approach 40C on a high of 33C. Environment Canada is not predicting much relief tonight with the low at a sultry 22C. The city has opened four cooling centres at: Ron Kolbus Centre on Greenview Avenue at Britannia Park; Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre on Paul Anka...

Hot and humid are the watchwords today as the mercury will rise to 31C under partly cloudy skies, Environment Canada says. It will feel like 36. The UV index is 9 or very high. There’s even a chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. It will cool off somewhat tonight to 18C. Ontario’s COVID case count is up Ontario has seen...

The showers should end by mid-morning, Environment Canada says but the skies will remain cloudy. The high today is expected to reach 26C and the low tonight will be 16C. Want a COVID test? Come on down, public health says Any Ottawa resident who wants a COVID-19 test can now get one, even if they don’t have coronavirus symptoms, Ottawa...

The sun continues to shine right through the weekend. Today the high will be the warmest day of the spring at 29C, Environment Canada says. The low tonight will be 12C. No rain in sight. Five workers hurt in Trillium Line accident Five workers were hurt on a Trillium Line construction site near the Ottawa International Airport on Thursday. Four...

Expect more sunny skies today with a high of 25C, Environment Canada says. The low tonight under clear skies will be 8C. On the move again Mobility data compiled by Apple shows people are slowly starting to move around more — which may put them at greater risk of getting the COVID-19 virus, says Ottawa Public Health. CBC Ottawa has...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...