Ottawa Ottawa family doctors are seeing an influx of public servants looking for medical notes to support work-from-home requests, putting added strain on an already overburdened health-care system. ‘We’re getting completely bogged down with these requests and feeling completely overwhelmed’ Dr. Alex Duong says the more time he spends filling outContinue 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. Susanne Barrow says she was sexually assaulted by a doctor at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) during a family vacation in Toronto, after sheContinue Reading
Ottawa Neil Collishaw, a federal public servant who became an ardent anti-tobacco advocate, is being remembered for his role in helping Canada and other parts of the world shape their efforts to curb smoking. Neil Collishaw helped leaders ‘figure out what they wanted to get done’ Guy Quenneville · CBC News ·Continue Reading
Ottawa Canada’s third largest federal public service labour union is calling on a parliamentary committee to take its own look at the recent mandate forcing federal workers back to the office three days a week. CAPE wants a parliamentary committee to look into the matter Nathan Prier, president of theContinue Reading
One evening this past August, Marc Bourgeois and his daughter Justine were among the lucky participants of a very delicate undertaking. Starting last year, a handful of volunteers and scientists began a yearly ritual of collecting turtle eggs on Petrie Island, a conservation area off the shore of Orléans, a suburban neighbourhood in east Ottawa.Continue Reading
Ottawa Suspended Ottawa lawyer James Bowie has been ordered to pay a former client — and plaintiff in a civil case against him — $235,000 after proposing she pay for his legal services with oral sex and disclosing personal details about her online after her allegations garnered media coverage. Superior Court judge says James Bowie’s actions anContinue Reading
Ottawa The committee on access to information, privacy and ethics has released a report with 14 recommendations for the federal government following its look into how at least a dozen departments and agencies use personal data extraction tools. Privacy, ethics committee has 14 recommendations after studying government’s use of dataContinue Reading
Ottawa The new Ottawa Senators goalie has signed a four-year, $33-million contract extension on the eve of his debut with the team. Off-season trade acquisition gets raise with deal averaging $8.25M a yearCBC News · Posted: Oct 09, 2024 10:12 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Ottawa SenatorsContinue Reading
Ottawa It was haunting, at the end of the trial that found her murderer Hamid Ayoub guilty, to hear a message Hanadi Mohamed wrote to her tormentor of many years — the abusive husband she had finally left — nine months before he stabbed her dozens of times, taking her life. ‘Misogynist, controlling’ HamidContinue Reading
Ottawa Wayne Hannan’s time as a volunteer Scouts Canada leader spans nearly 70 years, 12 prime ministers, countless sessions on safe seafaring — and a recent court action he took against the organization because it’s been an anchor in his life and he’d like it to stay that way. 86-year-old ‘Scouter Wayne’ goesContinue Reading
