
Elizabeth Payne
Reporter at Ottawa Citizen
Reporter at Ottawa Sun
Health and general reporter Ottawa Citizen. DMs are open. Story idea? 613 219-6632 or [email protected]
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2 days ago |
ottawacitizen.com | Elizabeth Payne
Advertisement 1The more than $9 billion in spending is adding to the financial pressures hospitals have been feeling, a report warns. Article contentOntario hospitals have spent more than $9 billion hiring nurses from private agencies over the past decade, a trend that is hollowing out the public sector workforce and adding to financial pressures on hospitals, a new report is warning.
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6 days ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Elizabeth Payne
Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party of Canada, supported by his wife Anaida Poilievre, speaks to the crowd gathered at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa following his party’s loss to the Liberal party in the 2025 federal election, April 28, 2025. (Credit: Jean Levac)When Pierre Poilievre took the stage at the Conservative party headquarters in the early hours after the federal election, his future was far from clear.
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6 days ago |
ottawacitizen.com | Elizabeth Payne
Advertisement 1Two Ottawa cases are not connected to a larger Ontario outbreak, but rather are among 12 in the province in 2025 linked to travel. Article contentA week after Ottawa Public Health confirmed the city’s first measles cases in six years, an infectious disease specialist is warning Ottawa residents to expect more travel-related cases. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle content“I think people should be prepared for potentially further cases to occur in Ottawa.
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1 week ago |
ottawacitizen.com | Elizabeth Payne
The Conservative leader was once assumed to be the next prime minister. How did he lose his own riding? • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWhen Pierre Poilievre took the stage at the Conservative party headquarters in the early hours after the federal election, his future was far from clear.
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1 week ago |
ottawacitizen.com | Elizabeth Payne
Advertisement 1Heart failure is a scary diagnosis, but innovations in treatments and management have helped many patients live healthy active lives. Article contentTwenty years after she was diagnosed with heart failure, Aubyn Baker says she would love to see the name of the serious chronic condition changed. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle content“It is a scary name,” she acknowledges. Her initial thought after being diagnosed was that she was going to die.
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