Hospitals in Ottawa have waited a long time to see a doctor in the emergency department, an Ottawa police officer was killed in a collision and severe weather hit eastern Ontario.
CTVNewsOttawa.ca is reviewing the first five news items on our website this week
As hospitals in Ottawa see a surge in the number of patients visiting the emergency department, CHEO announced a “spring line for a weekend without a second” in its 48-year history.
“Our emergency department has just had the busiest May so far and is looking to set a record for June,” CHEO tweeted Sunday morning. “For the first time anyone can remember, we had * 16 * patients who were admitted to have no bed to go to. So they stayed in the emerg.
CHEO said it “created a blocking effect” as patients and families waited for hours for care, while some planned procedures for the week were canceled or rescheduled.
CHEO encouraged people to visit a family doctor or a nearby clinic if the condition does not require an immediate trip to the hospital.
Meanwhile, new statistics show that waiting times in emergency departments at Ottawa hospitals are among the longest in Ontario.
In Ottawa, the average waiting time for a doctor’s first assessment in the emergency department was between 1.8 hours and 3.4 hours in April. Three hospitals in Ottawa are ranked in the top 12 for the longest waiting time in Ontario.
Ottawa police plan to meet with local Sikh leaders this week after a fake bomb led to the arrest of two organizers of a June 11 Sikh rally near Parliament Hill.
Interim Police Chief Steve Bell also promised that the service would “fully review the incident” after the RCMP’s investigation into the case was completed.
Police have faced growing questions about the arrests of the two men, with some calling for an investigation into those who alerted law enforcement to the men.
A “potential threat” prompted the evacuation of Parliament Hill and nearby streets in a matter of hours. After an investigation, police said there was no threat to public safety and the area was reopened.
Ottawa police have closed Parliament Hill for investigation. June 11, 2022 (Andrew Pinsent / Newstalk 580 CFRA)
An Ottawa police officer who died in a motorcycle crash this week served several years in the Canadian Army and joined the police force less than two years ago.
Vijayalayan Matiyalagan, 28, was killed in a car crash on Tuesday night, CTV News reported. The accident happened at about 20:40 on a section of highway 417-174.
Mathiyalaghan was hired by the Ottawa Police Department in November 2020 after studying police basics at Algonquin College, CTV News sources said. He also served for several years in the Canadian Army.
Ottawa police officer Vijay Matiyalagan, 28, died in a motorcycle crash off duty on Tuesday night.
Residents and businesses spent Friday cleaning up in Belleville, Ont., As investigators investigated a possible tornado in Carlton Place after a severe storm Thursday.
Environment Canada issued a series of tornado clocks and warnings for Ottawa and eastern Ontario on Thursday as heavy weather moved to the province. Western University’s Northern Tornado Project warned on Wednesday that the storm would provide “significant ingredients” for a possible tornado.
The storm brought heavy rain and winds to Ottawa.
West of Ottawa, the Northern Tornadoes project is investigating a possible tornado near Carlton Place.
Dave Sils of the Northern Tornadoes Project shared a video on Twitter about what he called a “possibly weak, short tornado” with the “supercell” east of Carlton Place at about 4:12 p.m. Thursday.
In Belleville, several buildings on Front Street and other roads were damaged by the storm, and debris covered several streets.
Investigators believe a breakdown between Belleville and Maloritown is possible.
The teams work on Ann Street in Belleville, Ont. on Friday, a day after a powerful storm hit the region. (Nate Vandermeer / CTV News Ottawa)
King Edward Avenue is a hot spot for drivers passing red traffic lights, with thousands of drivers caught on Ottawa cameras at red traffic lights.
Data published on the Ottawa Open Ottawa portal shows that 53,956 tickets were issued by red light cameras at intersections in Ottawa in 2021. The three red light cameras on King Edward Avenue, between Besserer Street and the Macdonald-Cartier bridge, issued 8,500 tickets last year.
The camera on King Edward Avenue south on St. Patrick’s Street issued 5,868 tickets for a red light last year, the most of all cameras in the city of Ottawa. The camera issued 4,739 tickets in 2019 and 3,202 tickets in 2020.
Here’s a look at the top 10 red light camera tickets released in 2021
- King Edward Avenue south on St. Patrick Street – 5868 tickets
- Russell Road south of St. Laurent Boulevard – 3184 tickets
- Walkley Road west of Don Reid Drive – 2893 tickets
- Hunt Club Road east on Downpatrick / McCarty Road – 2536 tickets
- King Edward Avenue north on St. Andrew – 2529 tickets
- Kent Street North in Arlington – 1957 tickets
- Carling Avenue east in Iroquois – 1524 tickets
- The Prince of Wales Drive north on Hogs Back Road – 1462 tickets
- Bank Street north of Riverside Drive – 1388 tickets
- Berrigan Drive north on Wessex Road – 1211 tickets
The city of Ottawa has added 20 new red light cameras to bring the total to 53.
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