Expect a cloudy day with a 60 per cent chance of flurries, Environment Canada says. The high will be 2C and the low tonight is expected to be -7C.
Ontario set to lock down the province
The Ontario government is poised to impose a provincewide lockdown starting Christmas Eve, sources confirmed Sunday, as the province logs more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day. CBC has more on the announcement expected later today.
Canada closes door on travel from U.K.
The federal government is restricting travel from the U.K. for 72 hours in an effort to keep a contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 out of Canada. CTV has more.
Ottawa’s Singing Policeman takes a final bow
Ottawa has lost its Singing Policeman, the iconic, inimitable Dominic D’Arcy. Noellie, his wife of 56 years, describes her husband as a “white light.” For eldest son Darren, his father was the man who taught him to make everyone feel they’re important. The Ottawa Citizen has more on his life.
Mission serves double the meals for holidays
This holiday season, the Mission has served up a record-breaking 5,762 holiday meals, more than double its typical total, the Ottawa Citizen reports.
NHL and players settle on 56-game season
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association settled on a plan for the upcoming season Sunday. The league and union agreed to a 56-game schedule that includes an all-Canadian North Division — for the 2020-21 season only — because of border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC reports.
