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The 53 children attending the Gatineau daycares in which two men were killed Friday are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, an expert warns. Regardless of whether the shooting took place in front of them, “I think those kids will be traumatized,” said Toronto therapist and author Sara Dimerman. According to research, said […]
MoreThe way high school kids are bullying each other these days makes Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” trite in comparison. An Instagram page slandering teen girls in the capital has been shut down following police involvement. The page, 613gahbas, was deleted Wednesday. ‘Gahba’ is Arabic slang for whore, slut, b—h, or prostitute. Instagram is a social […]
MoreLayoffs at a network of facilities for the frail elderly, people with chronic and terminal illness, and persons with disabilities will have serious consequences, a union leader is warning. Bruyere Continuing Care is eliminating 140 jobs as part of a realignment strategy announced Tuesday. “The patients aren’t decreasing,” said Brian Grant, president of Canadian Union […]
MoreEvery boy’s fantasy is to have a hot teacher undress him and make him a man. Or so he’s been told. If he dares report the sexual violation — immediately after or years later — as a crime, he faces being ridiculed or belittled. One in six Canadian men has been sexually abused as a […]
MoreRAW VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/02/01/absurd-to-say-ottawa-hospital-cuts-wont-hurt-patients-unions Patient care at the Ottawa Hospital will suffer following 290 job cuts, according to the unions at the city’s largest hospital. It’s “absurd” to say otherwise, said Ontario Nurses Association Local 83 president Frances Smith. Eliminating 74 nursing positions means the loss of more than 100,000 hours a year of hands-on, front […]
MoreGet set for wheels to take over the capital this summer. A new cycling fundraiser was launched at the Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday; Wheels for Wellness is being held June 15. “This is an amazing event for avid cyclists and those who have always wanted to try this sport and a ride,” said president and […]
MoreInk and holes are welcome at the Ottawa Hospital. So says an arbitrator who ruled in favour of the union Monday, striking down the hospital’s revised dress code banning excessive body piercings and tattoos. “…Aside from the personal opinions of its senior managers, the hospital has provided no evidence for its rationale that there is […]
MoreOwen Varty is well-known at CHEO. The eight-year-old Riverside South resident was born with a diaphragmatic hernia. “The condition caused his stomach and intestines to creep into his lung cavity and didn’t allow his lung to expand,” said his mother, Monica Coyne. Varty, just two days old, underwent a procedure. “The surgery saved his life […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/11/07/province-adds-11m-annually-for-community-health-programs Gweneth Gowanlock had to retire early to take care of her husband, now 78, when he was diagnosed with dementia. For five years, the Mechanicsville couple, both former public servants, have been depending on community day programs to help their family cope. “For me, it means I have five hours to myself, […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/10/15/integrative-cancer-centre-opens-in-hintonburg When Colleen Kanna was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, she didn’t know where to find an acupuncturist to complement her treatment. She was left with the “difficult task” of finding a doctor “at a time when you’re overwhelmed with appointments and information, a time when you’re not feeling well and you’re […]
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