Swimming at Britannia Beach 'not recommended' for high E-coli levels

for City of Ottawa beaches says E-coli levels for Britannia sit at 225 per 100 milliliters of water, exceeding Ontario's water quality standards.

The City of Ottawa and National Capital Commission beaches opened to the public on this weekend. Lifeguards are on duty at city beaches until 7 p.m. daily. On a day that a local state of emergency was declared in Calgary, city residents answered a request from the mayor and emergency officials to use less water.Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the 'territorial integrity' of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia's two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward for diplomacy remains unclear.

Ahead of the start of the 2024 Carrousel of the Nations festival, WindsorEats — where the Mexican Village is being held — wanted to use creatively-designed glassware to serve drinks. But, according to the owner, 80 per cent of those glasses were taken home by customers during the village's opening night.

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