Provincial offences officers are conducting follow-up visits to Eastern Ontario businesses this week to make sure businesses are following workplace safety rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OTTAWA Three Montreal men are facing charges in connection to a series of vehicle thefts in Ottawa this winter. Ottawa police say the suspects targeted Toyota and Lexus SUVs and trucks parked in their owners’ driveways. The vehicle thefts occurred in late February and early March. To date, 20 vehicles have been recovered including four at the Port of Montreal and three elsewhere in Quebec that police believe were destined for export from Montreal. Police say the suspects used sophisticated technology to program new keys for the vehicles. Omar Sahla, 25, of Montreal, Honoris Joseph, 22, of Montreal and Abderazak Achab, 26 of Montreal are charged with theft of motor vehicle, possession of break-in instrument, possession of a device to use computer system, mischief and mischief to data.
OTTAWA Ottawa police are looking for anyone with information about a late night shooting in Lowertown. Police say shots were fired at around 11:05 p.m. Monday along Murray Street east of King Edward Avenue. No one was hurt but police suspect it was a targeted incident. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Guns and Gangs Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5050. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca
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The head of Ottawa s local vaccination task force says he expects to see the next group of adults in the city booking appointments by the first week of April.
Fast Facts: There were some glitches for people using Ontario s vaccine appointment booking system on its first day, but tens of thousands of appointments have been pencilled in. The head of Ottawa s vaccine rollout taskforce says he expects everyone 80 and older in Ottawa to have their first vaccine shots by April 7. Ottawa s COVID-19 monitoring trends are moving closer to Red-Control status. A COVID-19 outbreak has closed a Gatineau restaurant temporarily.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 75 cases yesterday
Total COVID-19 cases: 15,637
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 45.5
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 2.5 per cent (Mar. 8 to Mar. 14)