Andrew Foote

Annapolis Valley, Ottawa

Reporter at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

he/him. ginger, rural @CBCOttawa early bird. Central Kings '07/Carleton '11. reach me at [email protected]; account not really checked anymore

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It’s not just Trump: The right in Europe is also cracking down on citizenship

6 days ago | thehill.com | Andrew Foote

President Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship have not taken place in a vacuum. They are part of a growing pattern of incumbent leaders strategically changing who is allowed to vote and jeopardizing the quality of democracy in the process. This year, the governments of Hungary, Italy, and Germany have similarly proposed or attempted to institute sweeping changes to their citizenship laws. Efforts to reduce or remove citizenship rights are increasingly common.
Survey shows lack of space, privacy marred back-to-office experience

Jan 22, 2025 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote |Estelle Côté-Sroka

Ottawa·NewInternal feedback from managers within the federal department responsible for overseeing public servants' gradual return to the office reveals they had their own concerns about space, cleanliness and technology last fall. Feedback from Treasury Board managers obtained through access to informationEstelle Côté-Sroka, Andrew Foote · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2025 5:30 AM EST | Last Updated: 9 minutes agoA Treasury Board office on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa.
Jan. 10 - Employment in data centers increased by more than 60% from 2016 to 2023 but growth was uneven across the United States

Jan 10, 2025 | fwbusiness.com | Andrew Foote |Caelan Wilkie-Rogers

Employment in U.S. data centers — facilities that house the computer systems that store and manage data — increased more than 60% nationally from 2016 to 2023, but growth was uneven across the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI). The number of people working in data centers grew from 306,000 to 501,000 between 2016 and 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employment in Data Centers Increased by More Than 60% From 2016 to 2023 But Growth Was Uneven Across the United States

Jan 6, 2025 | census.gov | Andrew Foote |Caelan Wilkie-Rogers

Employment in Data Centers Increased by More Than 60% From 2016 to 2023 But Growth Was Uneven Across the United States Employment in U.S. data centers — facilities that house the computer systems that store and manage data — increased more than 60% nationally from 2016 to 2023 but growth was uneven across the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI).
1 dead, 2 injured and more stranded by Highway 401 crash near Napanee

Sep 19, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote

Ottawa·NewOntario Provincial Police say a five-vehicle crash on Highway 401 between Kingston and Belleville on Wednesday night left one person dead, two others injured and other drivers and passengers stuck in the resulting backup.
Hospitalizations nudge upward in otherwise stable respiratory checkup

Apr 11, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote

Ottawa·NewOttawa is back in high-risk respiratory territory because of an increase in new hospitalizations. Rise in new patients enough to push Ottawa back to high-risk statusAndrew Foote · CBC News · Posted: Apr 11, 2024 11:02 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoPeople take advantage of the warm weather at the Bank of Canada plaza in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Ottawa is back in high-risk respiratory territory because of an increase in new hospitalizations..
Ottawa's high-risk respiratory streak ends

Apr 4, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote

Ottawa·NewThe city has dropped out of high-risk territory from COVID-19, flu and other respiratory viruses for the first time since the end of August. 1st week since August its trends are low enough to say thisAndrew Foote · CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2024 12:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes agoUmbrellas were out on a rainy day on Bank Street in downtown Ottawa in February 2018. The city's seeing similarly wet weather this week.
'New deal' for Ottawa earmarks millions for housing, highways, public safety

Mar 28, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote

Ottawa·NewOntario Premier Doug Ford popped by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's monthly city hall breakfast Thursday where he served up a wide-ranging funding plan for the capital over the next decade — one that would also require significant federal investment.
Flu continues to grip Ottawa as COVID, RSV levels settle

Mar 28, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote

Ottawa·NewCOVID-19 and RSV are seen as low or moderate. Flu wastewater readings and hospitalizations, though dropping, remain very high. Flu wastewater readings, hospitalization remain very highAndrew Foote · CBC News · Posted: Mar 28, 2024 10:34 AM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes agoPedestrians walk along Wellington Street in Ottawa on April 16, 2022, during the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Trevor Pritchard/CBC)Recent developments: Ottawa's COVID-19 and RSV numbers are low to moderate.
COVID-19 levels low in Ottawa as flu sticks around

Mar 21, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Foote

Ottawa·NewThe weekly respiratory update from Ottawa Public Health has lower COVID-19 levels than its two other closely tracked viruses. The flu season, meanwhile, has stretched much longer than the last one. The Kingston area again has a high respiratory riskAndrew Foote · CBC News · Posted: Mar 21, 2024 11:22 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoAs the ice melts, someone casts a fishing line in Dows Lake in Ottawa in April 2023.