Unpublished Newswire
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February 20, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
OTTAWA — The federal justice department has widened its use of heat and motion sensors installed under staff’s desks, raising further concerns from staff and a union that they could eventually be used to monitor office attendance even if their employer swears it won’t.
In a memo to impacted staff, Justice Canada officials said it was launching a new phase of a controversial project started in 2023 to gather data about office space utilization using heat and motion sensors.
The devices are installed under employees’ desks as well as in common workspaces. According to the memo, the...
February 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
From the standpoint of a person not employed in the federal public service, the raging fight over workers being compelled to spend four days a week in the office seems a bit surreal. Read More
February 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
At the risk of overwhelming you with get-off-my-lawn energy, I refuse to let the Carleton Tavern get “reimagined” without protest. Read More
February 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
The upper range of the budget estimate for a new fleet of Arctic vehicles has jumped from $249 million to $1 billion in less than a year, the defence department has confirmed. Read More
February 20, 2026 - 04:00 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
The number of dog bites and attacks reported to city bylaw officials have dropped by almost one-third in the past three years, according to a report to Ottawa's Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee. Read More
February 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
