'Completely different celebration': Families in Ottawa and eastern Ontario can gather for Thanksgiving dinner during COVID-19 pandemic
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Ottawa and Ontario government officials say families and friends can gather for a traditional dinner indoors or outdoors with people from outside of their household, as long as they follow the public health guidelines for gatherings.
"I'm very thankful I get to see my family and stuff, compared to last year I had to see way less," said a shopper in the ByWard Market on Saturday.
Ontario and Ottawa public health officials say families and friends can gather for a traditional dinner indoors or outdoors with people from outside of their household, as long as they follow the public health guidelines for gatherings.
"If we look at Thanksgiving this year compared last year it's night and day, it's a completely different celebration," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch during an interview on CTV News at Six.
"Last year the advice was if you don't live under that roof don't go into that house, and this year we're sort of nit-picking as to who can be there and how many people can be there."
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