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Article content F.P. Santangelo, one of the most popular players in the short, storied history of the Ottawa Lynx, faces sex assault allegations in Washington, D.C., where he has been removed from broadcasts of that city’s major league baseball team. Santangelo, 53, is one of only two Ottawa Lynx players to have their jerseys retired by the Triple-A baseball franchise during its 15 seasons in the capital. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Former Ottawa Lynx star F.P. Santangelo faces sex assault allegations Back to video His number, 24, held ...

The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Thursday, April 29, 2021.

  OTTAWA -- City staff say local councillors will be able to decide for themselves when parks in their ward close amid the Ontario government's provincial stay-at-home order. In a memo to city councillors, sent Wednesday, City Manager Steve Kanellakos said the city may temporarily change the hours at select city parks with agreement from the ward councillor. "In an effort to reinforce the provincial restrictions, and with concurrence from the Ward Councillor, the City may reduce hours at certain problematic parks," Kanellakos wrote. "Opening hours in those problematic parks will continue...

Article content What you need to know, at a glance Ottawa’s medical officer of health recommends the province elevate the city from the red zone of COVID-19 restrictions to the stricter grey one, and before the start of the Easter long weekend, if possible Despite calling for more drastic measures, Dr. Vera Etches says she is not recommending that Ottawa’s schools close Variants of concern in Ottawa’s wastewater have soared, from just 10 per cent of detected COVID on March 20 to 50 per cent five days later, indicating especially high transmission levels New restrictions placed on Gatine...

  The employee was last at the John G Mlacak Community Centre arena on March 7. In a memo to Council, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services general manager Dan Chenier says the employee was asymptomatic the last day they worked. "Upon experiencing symptoms, the employee presented for testing on March 10," said Chenier. "A positive test was confirmed on March 11 and the individual continues to self-isolate at home. To protect the privacy of the individual, we will not be releasing their name." The city is working with Ottawa Public Health to conduct contact tracing of individuals wh...