Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 16th, 2026

Twenty-six more Canadians who were on a flight with a confirmed case of hantavirus are now being contacted by public health officials but are considered to be at “low or minimal risk” of infection because of where they were seated, federal health officials said Thursday. While the outbreak associated with the MV Hondius trans-Atlantic cruise ship is evolving, the risk to the general population in Canada remains low and “further spread of the virus within Canada is not expected,” Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Joss Reimer, said. “But given the severity of the symptoms of the...