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Publication Date: December 9, 2025 - 04:00
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More jail time for former Ottawa music teacher convicted of sexual assault
December 9, 2025
Former Bell High School teacher Robert “Bob” Clarke was handed a two-year jail sentence in Ottawa court on Monday, after pleading guilty earlier this year to a sexual assault charge. Clarke has now been convicted of abusing 11 teen boys during his years teaching in the 1970s, 80s and 90s in what is now the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
A leading liver expert is calling on the Ontario government to re-evaluate its hepatitis B vaccination strategy, saying some children are falling through the cracks and getting diagnosed with hepatitis B virus (HBV) before vaccines are offered at age 12. Read More
December 12, 2025 - 16:47 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
The Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association said Wednesday that 100 per cent of its 36 Porter members have voted in favour of strike action.
December 12, 2025 - 16:46 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — The first section of Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project will link the regions of Ottawa to Montreal, a decision that is not only symbolic but practical, said Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon on Friday.
Speaking in Gatineau, Que., with a delegation of local MPs and mayors, MacKinnon said that this segment will represent “a unique opportunity to connect two provinces and quickly generate benefits for travelers, communities and the economy.”
“Why start with this part of the route? Because it is, for several reasons, the most logical option, it is a relatively short...
December 12, 2025 - 16:44 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post


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