CBC Ottawa s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted: Feb 13, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 13
A pedestrian carries a dog while walking along Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 9. (Andrew Lee/CBC) comments
Ottawa reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths Saturday.
Ottawa businesses are greeting the reopening with relief and caution.
What s the latest?
Another 46 cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths were recorded by Ottawa health officials on Saturday. The city s death toll now stands at 432.
With the provincewide stay-at-home order lifting in Ottawa and nearby communities next week, local businesses are approaching the reopening with cautious optimism.
Posted: Feb 12, 2021 2:25 PM ET | Last Updated: February 12
Duska Maric, owner of Anika Arts and Flowers in Nepean, is recommending customers find alternatives to the boring dozen-rose bouquet.(Francis Ferland/CBC)
Romance may be in the air this weekend, but you might want to reconsider your plan to express your love with a bouquet of red roses.
Florists say a combination of high demand and pandemic restrictions is affecting supplies of the Valentine s Day favourite, creating a shortage in Canada.
A sharp drop in flights from rose-growing South American countries including Ecuador and Colombia is partly to blame, but so is the stay-at-home order that s in place in Ottawa until Tuesday. Because people are unable to visit loved ones or go out on dates, they re sending flowers instead.