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A night searching for Ottawa's hardest-to-reach homeless

November 5 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The Salvation Army found more than 125 people sleeping outside during one 24-hour period last month. CBC followed one of the teams.

Cost, distance keeping Gino Odjick's nephew from playing high-level hockey, family says

November 5 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The nephew of Kitigan Zibi hockey legend Gino Odjick is playing at a level below his ability because financial and transportation barriers kept him from attending camp, the family says.

Nearly 1 in 4 Ottawa households struggled to afford food in 2023: OPH

November 5 , 2024 at 11:10:41 a.m. EST • :

The number of households in Ottawa that struggle to afford food nearly doubled between 2022 and 2023, according to a report by the city's public health agency.

Her son hid out for 16 days. Why she's calling for a new type of phone alert

November 2 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A woman in eastern Ontario is breathing a sigh of relief this week after police found her son hiding in an abandoned building 16 days after he vanished in the night.

Doctors repeatedly disciplined for sexual abuse need stricter oversight, critics say

November 4 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Health-care critics and legal experts are calling on the Ontario government to review its medical oversight system after CBC News uncovered a fourth alleged victim tied to a disgraced pediatrician who nevertheless remained employed for nearly 40 years in Toronto.