Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 30th, 2025
July 30, 2025
The feds are dialling back on work-issued cellphones to public servants, as it shifts to computer-based softphones and other budget-saving measures. Shared Services Canada manages approximately 180,000 hand-held devices – ranging from iOS to Android – across 45 partners and 10 client departments. That’s according to the 2024-2025 Departmental Plan. Do you think your company should pay for your phone? And if you do have a workphone, should you have to take a call from that phone outside of working hours? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Nadia Halum Arauz, a labour and employment lawyer with Simes Law. She specializes in workplace legislation. Plus, it’s time for another edition of Kristy’s Summer Hit List, as she gathers some tips and tricks for a little bit of last-minute Summer fun! Today’s special guest is Will Aiello from CTV Morning Live.
Unpublished Newswire
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August 24, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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August 24, 2025 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs, contravening the province’s language law, is postponing the first day of classes scheduled for Monday.LaSalle College said the suspension is tied to the fine imposed on the Montreal school it deems “abusive” and Monday classes are cancelled, but the campus will remain open to students.In a statement issued Friday, the college said the first day back-to-class will go ahead on Tuesday. The post-secondary institution assures the measure won’t have an impact on students’ academic careers...
August 23, 2025 - 20:40 | Sidhartha Banerjee | The Globe and Mail
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