
Ottawa sets new COVID-19 case record on Christmas Eve
CTV
Ottawa Public Health reported 698 new cases of COVID-19, the highest one-day increase in new cases since the start of the pandemic.
Ottawa Public Health reported 698 new cases of COVID-19on Friday, smashing the previous record of 466 cases on Thursday.
Wednesday’s case count of 387 was also a record.
Public health says 523 of the 698 new cases in Ottawa on Christmas Eve involve residents under the age of 40.
Ottawa's COVID-19 Testing Taskforce says testing capacity in Ottawa and across Ontario is "under strain", and timely access may not be available to everyone with COVID-19 symptoms. Walk-in testing has been paused at Ottawa's clinics to keep testing capacity available for essential workers.

Ontario to seize ownership of Toronto Island Airport lands and declare it is a special economic zone
Premier Doug Ford says the provincial government will be seizing ownership of city-owned lands at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport and declaring it a special economic zone, invoking new powers that will allow it to override environmental and other regulations.












