Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will commemorate the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19th with a national day of mourning, which will be considered a federal statutory holiday. While there is no confirmation as to whether or not this holiday will be recognized at the provincial level. Trudeau has confirmed […]
Justin Trudeau will stay on as Prime Minister of Canada, as the Liberals maintain a minority government. Over the past couple of weeks, Canadians turned out in order to take part in a snap federal election called by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. For Trudeau, the hope was that he could flip his minority government into […]
COVID-19 Ottawa: Five more people in Ottawa have died from COVID-19. Ottawa Public Health has recorded 346 deaths from the virus throughout the pandemic. 77 new cases were reported Monday, sending the total up to 7,586 throughout the pandemic, with 6,660 resolved, and 580 active. COVID-19 Ontario: Across the province there are 1,242 new cases, […]
Ottawa State of Emergency: Mayor Jim Watson has declared a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watson made the declaration at the start of Wednesday morning’s city council meeting. It will give the city extra tools to support residents practicing physical distancing and self-isolation. The City is now also asking the province for permission […]
Some welcome news from the Province today. There are no new reported cases of Covid-19 in Ottawa. There are thirteen confirmed cases in our city. There are however nine new cases across the province, including the first three in Kingston. That brings the total to 186 confirmed cases in Ontario. We also have our first confirmed Covid-19-related death […]
The Province has confirmed The City of Ottawa’s second case of Covid-19. The government says the patient is a woman in her 40’s, who recently returned from Italy. She visited the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, and is now in self-isolation. The news comes a day after the confirmation of the city’s first case. That was a man in […]