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Author: Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: January 3, 2026 - 07:00
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For a decade, volunteer cuddlers at St. Michael’s have helped support infants in intensive care
January 3, 2026
On Thursday afternoons, Dina McGovern is usually tucked in a corner of the neonatal intensive care unit at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, humming a nursery rhyme and cuddling a baby.
The 76-year-old retired lactation consultant and grandmother of five quips she’s not much of a singer, but she likes to croon melodies for the babies she snuggles through a hospital volunteer program.
91 per cent of Air Transat pilots who voted agreed to ratify a new five-year employment contract with the airline. The union and company reached the tentative deal in December, narrowly avoiding a strike.
January 6, 2026 - 14:31 | | CBC News - Canada
Beginning in January 2026, the City of Ottawa is inviting residents to take part in public consultations to help shape the next OC Transpo Accessibility Plan.
As required under the federal Accessible Canada Act, OC Transpo must develop an accessibility plan in consultation with persons with disabilities. The current plan will conclude on May 31, 2026, and a new plan will come into effect on June 1, 2026.
The new accessibility plan will propose initiatives to identify, remove and prevent barriers across transit services, programs and facilities.
Residents are encouraged to share their...
January 6, 2026 - 14:20 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
The six-time all-star with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball told reporters Tuesday that he plans to work hard every single day and do his best for the team, which is firmly eyeing a return to the World Series.
January 6, 2026 - 14:16 | | CBC News - Canada
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