News of the day: Labour board: wrong to discipline officer for giving middle finger to federal buildings; New round of CRA layoffs targeting 260 employees; Defence workers’ union questions pushback against event to honour Wainwright fire dead and injuredGOVERNMENT WAS WRONG TO DISCIPLINE CORRECTIONS OFFICER FOR GIVING MIDDLE FINGER TO BUILDINGS: LABOUR BOARD

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It’s Thurssday, Oct. 29. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.

GOVERNMENT WAS WRONG TO DISCIPLINE CORRECTIONS OFFICER FOR GIVING MIDDLE FINGER TO BUILDINGS: LABOUR BOARD

“Buildings do not have opinions, and giving a building the finger is different from giving a person the finger.”

NEW ROUND OF CANADA REVENUE AGENCY LAYOFFS TARGETING 260 EMPLOYEES

735 CRA employees received letters that their positions were at risk on Oct. 28.

DEFENCE WORKERS’ UNION QUESTIONS PUSHBACK AGAINST EVENT TO HONOUR WAINWRIGHT FIRE DEAD AND INJURED

The Union of National Defence Employees organized a Canada-wide “Red Shirt” day on Oct. 23 to commemorate the four dead and 39 injured from the fire at CFB Wainwright.

TWO NEW OTTAWA EATERIES MAKE CASES FOR SPLURGING ON $25 BURGERS AND SANDWICHES

Goldies in the Glebe and Bakery Burger in Hintonburg are betting that customers will take to their from-scratch, better-than-fast-food wares.

DID YOU NOTICE WHO JEFF LEIPER DIDN’T THANK? | OPINION

Bruce Deachman: It’s hard to believe that his failure to mention Neil Saravanamuttoo wasn’t a swipe at the third-place finisher in Ottawa’s mayoral election.

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