CBC Ottawa s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted: Jan 18, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 18
A cross-country skier makes their way beside Queen Elizabeth Drive in Ottawa during a major snowstorm on Jan. 16, 2021. Exercise is one of the permitted reasons to be out in public during Ontario s stay-at-home order. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
Posted: Jan 18, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 3
CHEO sees ‘drastic’ increase in youth struggling with eating disorders
CBC News Ottawa3 months ago
1:06Joanne Lowe, executive director of the youth services bureau at CHEO, says the hospital has seen a 63-per-cent increase in the number of youth seeking help for eating disorders since the start of the pandemic.1:06
Clinics and other resources that help young people in Ottawa deal with mental health issues say they ve noticed a significant spike in demand for their services since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.
Kids Help Phone says calls and texts from young people in Ottawa have more than doubled since schools closed for the holidays on Dec. 18, representing a 110 per cent increase over the same period last year.