Unpublished Newswire
One 1972 news story called Gail Scott “CTV’s lady on the Hill” and gushed that she was the “first regular woman correspondent [covering the Canadian Parliament] for a national television network.” In fact, Ms. Scott had reported for the CBC in Ottawa since graduating with a journalism degree in 1966. She filed stories for radio and occasionally for television throughout the late 1960s; by 1969, she was a CBC assignment editor for both French and English television.
December 16, 2025 - 16:21 | Gloria Galloway | The Globe and Mail
What does it take to build a public art collection that reflects a city’s creative spirit? For the City of Ottawa’s Public Art Program, it’s a year-long journey of discovery, creativity and collaboration. Every year, new artworks are added to the City of Ottawa Art Collection, bringing new and familiar artistic voices to public spaces. This annual program is marked with an exhibition at City Hall Art Gallery.
This year's exhibition titled Hold True: 2025 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection, features 47 artworks by 41 regional and international artists. Ranging in style, medium...
December 16, 2025 - 16:13 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
An Ontario government mandate to put air conditioners in all nursing home rooms has saved dozens of lives, new research shows. Read More
December 16, 2025 - 16:11 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
The number of Canadians working in the public sector has been a hot topic since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, as the public sector has accounted for a disproportionately large share of net job gains compared with its share of total employment. Over the past decade, 33.4 per cent of all new employment has been in the public sector. Today, public employees make up 21.7 per cent of the national work force, one of the highest levels in more than three decades, excluding a brief spike early in the pandemic.
December 16, 2025 - 16:00 | Hanif Bayat | The Globe and Mail
Does Canada’s public service need a productivity review? A new report from a working group on public service productivity has 19 suggestions for the feds, with the goal of improving effectiveness and accountability within the public service. This gameplan would include rigorous performance reviews for all individuals – at every single level – after a one-year probationary period. Annual reports on public servants who have been dismissed are also on the table. And for any employees who have been identified as underperformers, they would also be subjected to an annual...
December 16, 2025 - 16:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Experts said the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney showed the persistence of the ISIS threat.
December 16, 2025 - 15:41 | Stewart Bell | Global News - Canada
