Canadian Heritage announced Friday it's cancelling all in-person events at the annual winter festival in Ottawa and Gatineau in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival which runs Feb. 5 to Feb. 21, 2021, will still have programming online, but details yet to be released. Canadian Heritage nevertheless promises the online festival will allow Canadians to "express their love of winter in a virtual environment." "Canadians from coast to coast will be able to enjoy this year's virtual Winterlude 2021. More information about the online programming will be released in the coming days, said Canadian Heritage.

Source: CBC News January 08, 2021 23:24 UTC