What s the latest?
The wider Ottawa-Gatineau region takes some big steps toward reopening between now and the end of next week. We ve compared the approaches in both provinces.
A COVID-19 outbreak at Ottawa s city-run
Centre d accueil Champlain long-term care home is up to 35 cases, according to the city. Some people have tested positive for the B117 variant and rule changes continue to be made at the home.
It s the largest long-term care home outbreak in Ottawa in months.
It will be at least two months before art lovers can take in a hotly anticipated show of portraits by 17th-century Dutch master Rembrandt at the National Gallery of Canada and get back into other Ontario museums and galleries.
Here s CBC Ottawa s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Golfers walk on a path next to a pond at Loch Marsh and Country Club in Ottawa May 22, 2021, as golf courses and other outdoor recreation facilities reopen across Ontario.(Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
What s the latest?
Western Quebec residents as young as 12 can now book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. The premier is part of a provinicial pandemic update at 1 p.m. ET.
Although Gatineau, Que. s Peter Simard got COVID-19 and was put in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator, his family never gave up hope for a miracle. After nearly nine months of hospitals and rehab, he s finally back home.
Ontario s hospitals can once again perform non-urgent surgeries, but there s a massive backlog to clear and thousands of patients in eastern Ontario are facing uncertain waits for their procedures.
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