Andrew Foote
Digital reporter-producer
Andrew Foote has been covering Ottawa-area news for the CBC since February 2013 after graduating from Carleton University. He can be reached at andrew.foote@cbc.ca.
Latest from Andrew Foote
1 dead, 2 injured in Highway 401 crash near Napanee
Ontario Provincial Police say a five-vehicle crash on Highway 401 between Kingston and Belleville on Wednesday night left one person dead, two others injured and other drivers and passengers stuck in the resulting backup.
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Highway 417, Preston Street now closed for latest overpass replacement
The latest Trans Canada Highway closure in central Ottawa to tear down an old bridge and lift in a new one is happening this weekend.
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Hospitalizations nudge upward in otherwise stable respiratory checkup
Ottawa is back in high-risk respiratory territory because of an increase in new hospitalizations.
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Ottawa's high-risk respiratory streak ends
The city has dropped out of high-risk territory from COVID-19, flu and other respiratory viruses for the first time since the end of August.
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'New deal' for Ottawa earmarks millions for housing, highways, public safety
Ontario Premier Doug Ford popped by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's monthly city hall breakfast Thursday where he served up a wide-ranging funding plan for the capital over the next decade — one that would also require significant federal investment.
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Flu continues to grip Ottawa as COVID, RSV levels settle
COVID-19 and RSV are seen as low or moderate. Flu wastewater readings and hospitalizations, though dropping, remain very high.
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COVID-19 levels low in Ottawa as flu sticks around
The weekly respiratory update from Ottawa Public Health has lower COVID-19 levels than its two other closely tracked viruses. The flu season, meanwhile, has stretched much longer than the last one.
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Outbreaks lower, but other key respiratory signs hardly budge
The weekly respiratory update from Ottawa Public Health marches on a largely stable path.
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COVID, flu and RSV steadfast in Ottawa to start March
As another region leaves high-risk respiratory season, Ottawa remains.
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No leaps in respiratory trends as February wraps
Ottawa got into high-risk respiratory territory at the end of August. Six months later, those risks are still high.
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