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Library and Archives planning deep cuts to access to information team, document shows Cuts will put at risk ability to comply with access and privacy laws, department acknowledged in a document

Library and Archives Canada is planning deep cuts to its access-to-information division in a move "which may impact the ability to fully comply with legislated requirements under the Access to Information and Privacy Acts."

Canadian Forces investigates after video appears to show Ottawa soldier threatening women with military rifle Canadian Forces soldier with Governor General's Foot Guards appears in uniform to threaten women with rifle

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Deachman: Let's all make up studies about how great Ottawa is If Mark Sutcliffe wants to boast on X about entirely fabricated data, then I can make up some stuff, too. | Opinion

Preliminary data suggests that Ottawa is on track to rank first in the Western Hemisphere on the Uncorrected Claim Persistence Index, a measure of how long assertions remain online after they’ve been shown to be wrong. The mayor of Ottawa might want to check it out.

‘Quality of Life Study’ Celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is Actually Sourced From a Dubious Eastern European Website Sutcliffe claims a new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, but experts say the website’s data is unreliable

FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website

While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable

Amid U.S. redaction scandal, Carney government developing AI systems to black out sensitive documents At least three government departments are developing AI tools to help with redaction, but experts say the tech could "be a nightmare.”

At least three federal departments are developing AI tools to help redact sensitive information from documents before they’re released to the public, reports Ben Andrews in his latest. Observers warn it could damage transparency in an already secretive access-to-information system.

Some donations collected for Ukraine by the Mriya Report were spent on pizzas, purchases at Home Depot, as well as unauthorized payments to a convicted felon linked to Donald Trump, a former top official with the nonprofit alleges.

Update: @ottawacitizen.com has confirmed Kìwekì Point was not damaged by a snow plow but by a "ROGUE SCHOOL BUS":

"[The NCC] said that they are in contact with the police and have shared surveillance camera footage that shows 'a school bus illegally driving on the Kìwekì Point Pathway'.”

The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time The Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time.

The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time.

DND says 17 Ottawa soldiers have faced "remedial measures" for their involvement in the Blue Hackle Mafia Facebook group.

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*clears throat*

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'That's not good': How an appearance by Officer X whistleblower at committee sparked worry at DND Records reveal officials' concerns about the testimony of navy Lt. Patrick White, and show his privacy was violated.

Internal messages between DND public servants show they were worried that a whistleblower’s appearance before a parliamentary committee in 2024 might reveal they had violated his privacy.

"SHIITT," messaged one DND employee (in true Clay Davis fashion) while the hearing was happening.

Top soldier has second thoughts about recruiting public servants for reserves Gen. Jennie Carignan had faced public backlash and questions about her plan to recruit public servants for Canada's reserve forces.

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Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000 Federal public servants would be trained to shoot guns, drive trucks and fly drones, according to a defence department directive.

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Apparently?

It’s 40,000 from the peak, and around 10,000 jobs have been cut since that peak. 16,000 was full-time equivalents. The budget was confusing, but that’s what officials confirmed in lock up.

Feds to shed almost 30,000 public service jobs: Budget 2025 Economists say the Liberal government's projected cuts could rival those of former prime minister Stephen Harper.

The federal public service is set to shed almost 30,000 jobs by 2028-29.

Introducing the Ottawa Citizen Best Public Service Workplaces 2025.

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Canadian military wants mobilization plan in place to boost reserves to 400,000 personnel Mobilization plan would see Canadian Forces reserves increased to 400,000

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Union of National Employees put under trusteeship amid complaints about president The union, which represents 27,000 workers, will be put under trusteeship partly due to complaints about president Alisha Kang.

Canada’s largest public sector union has put one of its component unions under trusteeship after complaints about its president.

Union of National Employees may be put under 'administration' amid complaints about president PSAC will vote Friday on whether to take the step, partly due to a "number of complaints" involving UNE president Alisha Kang.

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Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says An estimated 59 per cent of the workers cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Coming public service cuts will disproportionately impact workers who are women, indigenous, racialized or live with disabilities, according to a new analysis by @policyalternatives.ca

DND official lambasts western leaders for anti-U.S. comments Raquel Garbers accused western leaders of helping Russia and China with their “absurd anti-United States narratives.”

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OCDSB supervisor says media interviews are not his mandate Bob Plamondon has released only two public statements since the province took over the board on June 27 and he was appointed supervisor.

The supervisor appointed by the provincial government to run Ottawa's public school board says it's not "in his mandate" to speak to the press.

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, those working on Ebola and dozens of other infectious disease experts
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Head of new Major Projects Office to make north of $577K | CBC News The head of the federal government's new Major Projects Office will earn a salary between $577,000 and $679,000 a year, according to an order in council issued last week.

The head of the federal government's new Major Projects Office will earn a salary between $577,000 and $679,000 a year, according to an order in council issued last week.

Look up: Military drones to be tested over downtown Ottawa The Canadian Forces will be using downtown Ottawa to test new technologies to track mini-drones in an urban setting.

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What moving from Montreal to Ottawa taught me about two very different cities If Ottawa has taught me anything so far, it’s that what seems predictable can still surprise you, provided you know where to look.

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How public servants can use AI responsibly A former Chief Human Resource Officer explains the risks of using AI in the federal government.

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I did a deep-dive into Ben Mulroney's extracurricular activities:

At the same time as Mulroney is filling-in as host of The West Block, he is also working for two registered lobby groups and as an adviser to several companies – some of whose CEOs he's interviewed on Global News 640 Toronto radio