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A new national transplantation research program will enhance the survival and quality of life of Canadians needing organ and tissue transplants. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq made the announcement at the Ottawa Hospital Monday morning. With 4,500 Canadians on a waiting list each year, the program will provide important information to guide the development of […]
MoreUnionized workers supported their bargaining team in contract negotiations with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, held an information picket in the Glebe Friday. An estimated 60% of the 6,700 members across the province are casual or part-time employees, said OPSEU spokesman Devon Ford, making wages and benefits key issues. “We’re seeing entirely too many […]
MoreDealing with come-ons, whistles and unwanted advances from strangers, or even your boss — as it happens — on your smartphone just got a lot easier. The app Not Your Baby will soon be expanded to accommodate Android users. Originally an iPhone app, it was released by Toronto-based Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women […]
MoreParents need to set terms with their children before granting access to cell phones and social media sites, says a bullying expert. “I think we just need to be a bit more conscientious about what we’re doing and what we’re allowing our children to do,” said University of Ottawa professor Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research […]
MoreOptimism follows a meeting between OC Transpo bigwigs and the leader of an anti-street harassment group. Whether it’s acknowledged or not, sexual assaults are happening on buses, and “we deserve better as transit riders, and I think they’re starting to get that,” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde. Friday’s meeting addressed sex crimes and Transpo’s […]
MoreThe 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 […]
MoreOC Transpo’s security heads will be meeting with the leader of an anti-street harassment group Friday to address sexual assaults on city buses. Since February, “nothing has moved, nothing has been said, nothing has been committed to,” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde, adding Transpo GM John Manconi is scheduled to attend. The group is […]
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 […]
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