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Ottawa Cost-cutting measures in the public service will likely result in job losses, public service unions are warning after meeting with the Treasury Board. Federal government says it hopes to reduce 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2024 3:48 PM EST | Last Updated: November 8Continue Reading

Ottawa She helped thousands get COVID-19 shots. Now she’s on the hook for $600KDr. Elaine Ma, who was celebrated for organizing drive-thru vaccination clinics that helped thousands get their shots at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now being ordered to pay back more than $600,000 in fees for those sameContinue Reading

How outreach workers get a picture of homelessness in Ottawa CBC joined Salvation Army outreach workers as they conducted a survey of the city’s homeless population, including those sleeping in their cars, in tents on the sidewalk or in dense forests. Night has fallen over the woods by Hurdman station,Continue Reading

WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced​ ​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Some health-care critics and legal experts are calling on the Ontario government to review its medical oversight system after CBC News uncovered a fourth alleged victimContinue Reading

Ottawa An Ottawa mother of four is being remembered as a sweet, caring person whose violent death has left the local community in shock and mourning. Brkti Berhe was attacked Thursday in front of 2 of her young children Faith Greco · CBC News · Posted: Oct 26, 2024 4:00 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Ottawa For the first time in more than 25 years, Ontario is accepting applications from operators who want to create new fenced-in training facilities stocked with coyotes, foxes, rabbits and hares — specifically designed to teach dogs to pursue live animals and also to host competitions. There are currently 22 training facilities in theContinue Reading

Ottawa Some observers are pushing back on the idea that bike lanes cause traffic congestion as the Ontario government embarks on a potential shakeup for how future bikeways get the green light. Province’s ‘pseudo solution’ to traffic congestion sidesteps key factors, critics say Last week, the Ontario government announced it’s seeking to pass legislationContinue Reading

Ottawa Vape retailers in Ottawa may need to be licensed by the end of next month, with the city set to use those fees to finance a crackdown on stores that sell vaping products to people under the age of 19. Provincial funding to enforce rules dropping as infractions rise Elyse Skura ·Continue Reading

In 2013 police interview, Hanadi Mohammed describes abuse she faced Hanadi Mohammed describes her husband’s abuse of her in an interview with an Ottawa police detective on Oct. 1, 2013. The hour-long video appears glitchy, and has been edited and condensed for length and clarity. The video shows an intimateContinue Reading