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...
When duty calls: Canadian doctor on the job in Mississippi
Shreena Dhawan is a Canadian doctor working in Jackson, Mississippi. When other Canadians started making their way back to Canada at the beginning of the COVID crisis, she decided to stay put.
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...
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...
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....
In The News: Wednesday, April 29
Clouds may turn to rain showers today beginning a few days of warmer but wet weather. Environment Canada says there will be a high of 16C with a low of 8C tonight. Ottawa sees largest one day death toll from epidemic Ottawa Public Health is reporting the largest one-day spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Ottawa since the first...
Podcast: From homeless to housed
Homelessness among youth is a growing crisis in Canada - and it’s more common than you might think. In this podcast, we hear from two people who were able to overcome homelessness as young people.
A diabetic’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic
As a diabetic, Diana Dwerryhouse is at risk of experiencing severe illness from COVID-19 and encourages others to stay home in order to protect our society's most vulnerable.
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...
Podcast: The COVID Chronicles, final episode
In this last installment of the pandemic podcast, find out more about the third year Carleton students behind this project, as well as their reports on life under quarantine.
In The News: Friday April 24
Our slow spring is still hanging on this morning under cloudy skies. But the temperature is expected to rise to a high of 11ºC later this afternoon, Environment Canada says. The mercury will fall tonight to a low of -3ºC. The weekend presents a mixed picture — sunny and 12ºC on Saturday with rain on Sunday. Care home helped by...
In the News: Thursday April 23
Another sunny chilly start to the day. Environment Canada does see some heat coming to this slow spring by the weekend but today the high will be 8C with a low tonight of -5C. Premier seeks military help to cope with COVID in care homes The Ontario government is calling for help from the Canadian military to slow the spread...