Six months after an alleged assault at an Ottawa fire station that resulted in criminal charges against a firefighter and a captain, Ottawa Fire Services ordered all officers to clamp down on physical altercations between crew members.
A ritualistic dishwashing competition at an Ottawa fire station last year escalated to choking, and later that day a supervisor discouraged the victim an openly non-binary rookie firefighter from reporting it, two internal fire department investigations obtained by CBC have found.
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Officials say everyone is accounted for after a massive explosion at an east Ottawa construction site Monday morning. The blast injured 12 people, including two children and two people who were trapped in the rubble.