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City manager’s emails scarce on details on how 5-day return to office mandate came to be

December 29, 2025

As the City of Ottawa’s 'new standard' for five days in-office begins in the new year, internal documents from the city manager’s office show how Wendy Stephanson planned to defend her controversial decision but lack details on how it came to be. Critics are now questioning the transparency of the process.



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As a stream of roasted coffee beans drops into a barrel, it fills an Oakville, Ont., roastery with a smell practically strong enough to caffeinate you. The roasted beans, now a rich, deep brown, were once small and green, bagged in large burlap sacks and shipped to Canadian ports from the coffee-producing countries of Ethiopia, Colombia and Brazil.
December 29, 2025 - 07:47 | Ritika Dubey | The Globe and Mail
One year after the federal government announced the creation of a dedicated Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission to assess and resolve potential wrongful conviction cases, no staff have been hired and no office space has been secured.The delays are frustrating to advocates and lawyers, who say clients fighting to have their convictions overturned have been left in a state of limbo.
December 29, 2025 - 06:45 | Molly Hayes | The Globe and Mail
The nasty side of Old Man Winter continues today as freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds are expected to slam areas in Eastern Canada, from Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador.Environment Canada says most of Ontario can expect a mixed bag of precipitation, ranging from freezing rain in Ottawa to heavy snow along Lake Superior and up to 60 centimetres in Timmins.
December 29, 2025 - 06:37 | | The Globe and Mail