{
  "id": 1557446,
  "title": "News of the day: ByWard Market authority fires executive director; CRA discriminated against Christian public servant by denying vaccine exemption; Gap between Batherson, Senators as deadline looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/news-of-the-day-byward-market-authority-fires-executive-director-cra",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ottawa Citizen",
    "slug": "ottawa-citizen",
    "url": "https://ottawacitizen.com/news/news-of-the-day-byward-market-authority-fires-executive-director-cra-discriminated-against-christian-public-servant-by-denying-vaccine-exemption-gap-between-batherson-senators-as-deadline-looms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It’s Monday, August 17. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom: BYWARD MARKET AUTHORITY FIRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONTHS AFTER HAILING HER APPOINTMENT Victoria Williston was relieved of her duties on Friday after only seven months in the position. Read the story DOES RTO MAKE SENSE WHEN PUBLIC SERVANTS’ MEETINGS ARE VIRTUAL? A […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}