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Publication Date: December 16, 2025 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. December 16th, 2025
December 16, 2025
A working group on public service productivity has issued a new report, as well as a list of 19 suggestions for the federal government. These suggestions are aimed at improving effectiveness and accountability within the public service. Does the public service need a productivity review? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, a school in Ottawa’s West End got into the Christmas spirit a little early this year with a festive lunch. That’s largely thanks to the generosity of a local entrepreneur. Gregory Aboukheir drops by for a visit in Hour 3.
Five week trial begins in lawsuit launched by photojournalist Amber Bracken, arrested by RCMP in 2021, and news outlet The Narwhal, claiming wrongful arrest, wrongful detention and violation of Charter rights.
January 12, 2026 - 21:47 | | CBC News - Canada
The death of Trevor Dubois has brought attention to the topic of violence in Sask. hospitals, with workers at St. Paul's writing a letter, outlining what they face daily.
January 12, 2026 - 21:46 | Ashley Beherns | Global News - Canada
A civil trial launched by The Narwhal and a photojournalist against the RCMP began with both sides fighting over whether her high-profile arrest at the 2021 Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff was part of a concerted campaign to limit press freedom.Amber Bracken and the British Columbia-based news outlet are seeking a declaration that her detention at a remote protest camp against the Coastal GasLink pipeline in the northwestern part of the province violated her and her employer’s constitutional rights to freedom of the press.
January 12, 2026 - 21:42 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
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