A new report says Ottawa will be warmer, wetter and have shorter winters in the decades ahead as carbon emissions continue to accelerate climate change.

Flood-prone regions in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba are now putting some thought on how to manage the start of their flooding season amid the spread of COVID-19.

Data from Public Safety Canada lists the average annual bill for disaster assistance at $430 million over the last three years. That includes $485.8 million in 2016-17, $494.9 million in 2017-18 and $309.5 million in 2018-19.

According to the government, McNeil found that the flooding was caused by a combination of weather conditions and not by human error.

Ottawa police say a body recovered in the Ottawa river on Sept. 13 is that of David Stewart, 48, who was reported missing in May.

The crossing, which connects the LeBreton Flats area of Ottawa with Hull in Gatineau, Que., reopened to all vehicle traffic at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.

The parking lot, wedged between the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Island Park Drive, flooded both in 2017 and 2019.

The CEO of the National Capital Commission says the Crown corporation is working with the federal government to cover those unforeseen expenses over the next two years.

"The emergency may be over officially, but the challenges facing our residents ... (are) only just beginning," Mayor Jim Watson said at Ottawa City Hall on Wednesday.

The NCC spent about $6 million on repairs after the 2017 floods, keeping some popular tourist paths closed for many months for extensive reconstruction.