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Article content Ottawa Public Health reports 176 new confirmed cases on Tuesday, with one new death Province confirms Ottawa among health units where residents 60 years of age and older can book vaccinations through provincial system as of Wednesday Schools to shut done in Toronto, Peel despite provincial assurances that closures not needed Premier Doug Ford hinted Tuesday that further restrictions may be coming in the province in the face of apparent lack of response to the province’s “eme...

Article content Ottawa Public Health reports 176 new confirmed cases on Tuesday, with one new death Province confirms Ottawa among health units where residents 60 years of age and older can book vaccinations through provincial system as of Wednesday Schools to shut done in Toronto, Peel despite provincial assurances that closures not needed Premier Doug Ford hinted Tuesday that further restrictions may be coming in the province in the face of apparent lack of response to the province’s “eme...

Article content Mass COVID-19 vaccination will extend to anyone over 60 in most of Ontario beginning Wednesday as the province enters Phase 2 of its vaccine rollout plan. People 60 and over in Ottawa and other regions will be able to start booking vaccination appointments then. The move comes amid steeply rising case counts, rapidly filling intensive care units and growing concern the Ontario government isn’t doing enough to slow the deadlier third wave of the pandemic. We apologize, but this...

Article content Ottawa restaurateurs, who were prohibited late last week from opening their patios as part of the province’s “emergency brake” on the spread of COVID-19, have felt all the more penalized after seeing people congregating en masse last weekend in public places and at big-box stores. The weekend’s balmy weather, which is expected to continue through this week, drew crowds, in particular, to the ByWard Market and to the queues outside high-capacity stores. We apologize, but ...