It’s Thursday, Oct. 8. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
WILL NEW AI SCREENING TOOL HELP ADDRESS WAIT TIMES AT CHEO?
The new screening tool called Beacon will ask a series of questions and possibly divert non-emergency cases to the hospital’s urgent-care clinic.
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WATCHDOG RECOMMENDS MANDATORY LANGUAGE COURSE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGERS
Commissioner of Official Languages Kelly Burke said the Treasury Board should make an official languages course obligatory for all public service managers by March 31, 2028.
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ALEX LAWSON: I’M GOING TO FIX THIS CITY | OPINION
He’s running for mayor of Ottawa “because we need to get the basics right.”
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LINUS ULLMARK READY TO RETURN AS SENATORS HOST FLYERS IN HOME OPENER
The NHL club sent goaltender Jonas Johansson, who had been called up to dress as the backup in Detroit, back to its Belleville affiliate in the American Hockey League.
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NEW CENTRETOWN RESTAURANT SHOWS PROMISE FOR SOUP DUMPLINGS, DIM SUM IN OTTAWA
A brother-and-sister team from Shanghai opened this modest takeout eatery on Gladstone Avenue this summer.
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