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 [email protected].

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.

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.

Hospitalizations nudge upward in otherwise stable respiratory checkup

Ottawa is back in high-risk respiratory territory because of an increase in new hospitalizations.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

Outbreaks lower, but other key respiratory signs hardly budge

The weekly respiratory update from Ottawa Public Health marches on a largely stable path.

COVID, flu and RSV steadfast in Ottawa to start March

As another region leaves high-risk respiratory season, Ottawa remains.

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.