Unpublished Newswire
A former CBC human resources employee is suing the national broadcaster claiming he was forced to leave a work environment so toxic and discriminatory there was a designated “crying room” so employees could deal with office stress.
The lawsuit also alleges CBC management in its northern operations kept a secret “do not hire” list that disproportionately blacklisted marginalized, disabled and Indigenous people.
Karl Johnston worked in human resources with CBC North based in Yellowknife, N.W.T., from 2018 until 2023.
His title was senior specialist in talent acquisition for CBC...
January 16, 2026 - 06:00 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
Celia Johnston was supposed to be back at work in October, but a week before her return, she got a call saying her job was being cut.
January 16, 2026 - 06:00 | Felicia Parrillo | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — A new rocket startup to be launched Friday says it plans to soon become the first Canadian company to have the capacity to launch medium-payload satellites in space, filling in a potentially important niche in Canada’s defence.
Canada Rocket Company says the turbulence in global politics is likely to increase Canada’s need for a sovereign rocket company that can take domestically-controlled satellites to space.
The Toronto-based company has already raised $6.2-million from the Business Development Bank of Canada, a Crown corporation, and a range of private investors...
January 16, 2026 - 06:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
The Canadian Tire Centre isn't a house, it's a home. Read More
January 16, 2026 - 06:00 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
A school administrator in an Ontario community that experimented with seatbelts on three school buses says there was a learning curve, but also some unexpected upsides.
January 16, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
As I see it, should Pierre Poilievre not be given a vote of confidence in the upcoming leadership review, I feel there is only one candidate who can lead the Conservative party to victory and only one man who truly has the country’s best interests at heart. Read More
January 16, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
