Here are some images and video of the extensive damage around Ottawa, caused by heavy storms that swept through the area Saturday afternoon.

Tens of thousands of people in the Ottawa-region continue to be without power as crews work to fix outages caused by heavy storms Saturday afternoon.

Smaller health units in eastern Ontario continue to see COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions higher than larger cities despite comparable vaccination rates.

Hundreds of staff are off work from Ottawa hospitals because they’ve tested positive for COVID-19, while nursing unions in the province want the government to do more to help solve the staffing shortage.

Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says it’s likely that people who lose their jobs for not complying with employer COVID-19 vaccine policies will not be eligible for employment insurance (EI).

The workers are speaking up about demoralizing work conditions following a wave of protests against COVID-19 vaccines and mandatory vaccination policies — including one last week outside The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus.