{
  "id": 7610904,
  "title": "Federal public service has lost 23,000 staffers in two years: budget watchdog report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/federal-public-service-has-lost-23-000-staffers-in-two-years-budget-7610904",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:40:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/15/federal-public-service-has-lost-23000-staffers-in-two-years-budget-watchdog-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OTTAWA — The federal public service has shed more than 23,000 staffers over the last two years, says Canada's parliamentary spending watchdog.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Federal public service has lost 23,000 staffers in two years: budget watchdog report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/federal-public-service-has-lost-23-000-staffers-in-two-years-budget",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:40:56.000Z"
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  "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."
}