Gabrielle Huston

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Huston

Ottawa·NewElizabeth Yao, the graduating valedictorian at Bell High School in west Ottawa, was told not to go to school on Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremony. Elizabeth Yao was told the school was considering 'further disciplinary action'Gabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes agoFrom left to right, Elizabeth Yao, Hanna Abdalla and Janna Awale each graduated from Bell High School in June 2025.

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Huston

Ottawa·NewConstruction is underway to renew the derelict Somerset House, a historic building in Centretown that's sat empty for almost two decades, according to the local councillor. 'Much-derided eyesore' has stood empty since partial collapse in 2007Gabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2025 6:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoThe concrete has been poured for the eastern addition to the long-empty Somerset House in downtown Ottawa, according to Coun. Ariel Troster.

3 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Huston

Ottawa·NewA new bill by the Ontario government would force some school boards to put police officers in schools. Ottawa police stopped sending officers to schools in 2021Gabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2025 4:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoOntario legislation that would force school boards to accept a school resource officer program if one is offered by local police was announced Thursday.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Gabrielle Huston

Ottawa·NewInvasives are plaguing community gardens in Ottawa, and it's representative of a citywide problem, according to Coun. Marty Carr. She believes mobilizing volunteers is the answer. Coun. Marty Carr hoping to set up more substantial program for volunteersGabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: May 29, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes agoJeff Hoyle, left, and Janet Mark Wallace, right, are gardeners at the Kilborn Allotment Gardens.

1 month ago | canadianinquirer.net | Gabrielle Huston

The federal public service has shrunk for the first time since 2015, after shedding nearly 10,000 jobs over the last year, according to new data released by the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS). Of the 9,807 jobs cut between 2024 and 2025, a significant majority — 7,051, or 72 per cent — were in federal agencies such as Parks Canada, the National Capital Commission and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The rest — 2,756 or 28 per cent — were in the core public administration.