{"id":557114,"date":"2026-03-24T08:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/557114\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:47:32","slug":"news-of-the-day-ottawa-man-found-dead-after-homecare-agency-closes-his-file-air-canada-crash-crossing-guard-critically-injured-in-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/557114\/","title":{"rendered":"News of the day: Ottawa man found dead after homecare agency closes his file; Air canada crash; crossing guard critically injured in hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Monday, March 23. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.<\/p>\n

\u2018HEARTBROKEN AND ANGRY\u2019: OTTAWA MAN FOUND DEAD AFTER HOMECARE AGENCY CLOSES HIS FILE<\/p>\n

An Ottawa man died alone in his apartment in January after the province\u2019s\u00a0homecare\u00a0agency closed his file without seeing him because he wasn\u2019t answering the phone.<\/p>\n

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An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on March 23, 2026.<\/p>\n

AIR CANADA CRASH: FLIGHT ATTENDANT SURVIVES BEING EJECTED FROM PLANE<\/p>\n

The Air Canada Express plane hit a fire truck on the runway that was responding to another incident, New York\u2019s LaGuardia airport says.<\/p>\n

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A public servant with a learning disability asks for advice on the workforce adjustment process. ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT CROSS<\/p>\n

WILL DISABILITIES BE CONSIDERED IN THE WORKFORCE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS?<\/p>\n

A public servant with a learning disability asks for advice on workforce adjustment.<\/p>\n

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The Treasury Board released spending plans for 91 federal departments and agencies on March 13.<\/p>\n

WILL FORECASTS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE JOB CUTS ACTUALLY BE MET?<\/p>\n

In recent years, the planned cuts to full-time equivalent positions\u00a0in these documents\u00a0have not come to full fruition as programs get renewed and circumstances change. But experts say this year could be different.<\/p>\n

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A serious hit-and-run happened at the intersection of Kenevale Drive and Cedarview Rd in Barrhaven.<\/p>\n

BARRHAVEN CROSSING GUARD CRITCALLY INJURED IN MORNING HIT-AND-RUN<\/p>\n

Ottawa Police are urgently asking for the public\u2019s help in locating the driver of a dark-coloured pickup truck after a crossing guard was critically injured in a hit-and-run on the morning of March 23.<\/p>\n

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