This morning, the National Hockey League put out a statement confirming that their players will not be permitted to participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. According to the statement, which you can read here, the NHL made this decision because of rising COVID-19 cases within the league, and the increasing number of postponed […]
The Olympics have come to an end and Canada has not disappointed! Canada had a record-setting Olympic Games with 24 medals won in Tokyo. It is the most medals Canadians have won in the summer games, and the amount of gold medals tied the amount earned at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. New records were set […]
Are you watching the Olympic games hosted in Tokyo? If so, stay tuned for all the local athletes from Ottawa competing in the summer games, Tokyo 2020. The summer Olympics begin on July 23rd and run until August 8th. Show your spirit Ottawa and tune into these athletes as they compete to make your city […]
Kanyen’kehá:ka athlete, Jillian Weir will make her Olympic debut as part of Team Canada at the 2020 games in Tokyo this summer. She will compete in the women’s hammer throw event, which is part of the track and field series. Jillian’s mother’s side of the family is from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Her father, Robert Weir is […]
There are some significant updates on COVID-19 in Ottawa, and beyond, Monday. Here are some of the highlights: COVID-19 Ottawa Cases: The City of Ottawa has its second confirmed COVID-19-related death. Few details have been released about the patient, though Ottawa’s Top Doctor Vera Etches says the deceased was living in a local retirement home. […]
COVID-19 Ottawa Update: There are three more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa Tuesday, bringing the total to 27. The Ministry of Health says a woman in her 30’s, and a man in his 40’s contracted the novel Coronavirus through close contact with someone else presumed to have the virus. The other new patient, a man […]
COVID-19 In Ottawa Update: The Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa. One of the patients is a girl under the age of 18, who recently traveled out of the country. A man in his 50’s has been hospitalized since being diagnosed, while another man, also in his 50’s contracted the […]