News of the day: Assigned seating for RTO; Thousands of public servants approved for early retirement; Fighting for an endometriosis national action plan

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It’s Thursday, May 28. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.

RETURN OF ASSIGNED SEATING FOR MOST PUBLIC SERVANTS BUCKS PRIVATE-SECTOR TREND

Private workplaces are increasingly shifting to unassigned workstations as the average North American company settles on a three-day per week hybrid model, a CBRE report says.

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 Thousands of public servants have applied for the early retirement incentives.

2,800 PUBLIC SERVANTS ALREADY APPROVED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Eligible federal public servants have until July 24 to apply for exit packages.

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 Karissa Renaud has been told by doctors that she has endometriosis, and she’s been living in pain most of her life.

WHY THESE WOMEN ARE FIGHTING FOR A NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON ENDOMETRIOSIS

The disease impacts about 1 in 10 Canadian women, but due to lack of funding and research, it can take years for individuals to get a diagnosis.

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 Johnny Tran is one of the owners of La Nhau Viet Kitchen & Bar in the ByWard Market.

HUM: LA NHAU’S SMALL PLATES, SOUPS AND DRINKS CELEBRATE VIETNAMESE FLAVOURS

Beef carpaccio and crab fried rice are signature dishes at this four-month-old Murray Street eatery.

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 Wastewater testing for COVID-19 was shut down by the Province of Ontario in July 2024, but Ottawa took over the program.

WASTEWATER TESTING FOR DRUGS FORWARDED TO OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH BY COUNCIL

The water services department and Ottawa Public Health are to examine the feasibility of identifying key geographic locations for sampling.

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