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Ottawa Citizen
04-05-2025
- Health
- Ottawa Citizen
CN Cycle for CHEO raises $2M under bright skies
Bright skies and warmer temperatures greeted thousands of cyclists Sunday as the 18th annual Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's 'CN Cycle for hit the roads and trails. Article content Article content In mid-afternoon, the online toteboard indicated the event was well over it's $2-million target, with $2,022,447 confirmed in donations. Article content The event was created to raise funds for pediatric oncology care and research at the hospital. Article content Article content The massive event began and ended at the Canadian War Museum, bringing participants far and wide across the capital. There were cycling routes, walking routes along the Ottawa River and entertainment and activities. Article content Article content Article content In addition to the regular attractions, this year, CN Cycle for CHEO unveiled a 100K circuit for the first time. Called the 'CN Century Ride,' the new route took 500 participants into stunning Gatineau Park. Article content On its website, CHEO hailed its three 'ambassadors,' Charlie, Easton and Ibrahim. Article content 'These young ambassadors and their families know first-hand what the patients at CHEO are going through. Their commitment of time, energy and enthusiasm inspires us all to support the crucial work devoted to ending pediatric cancer. Article content 'The courage these young people bring to this event makes us so proud to present them to you,' says CHEO on its website. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
CTV News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
CHEO's cycling event to raise funds for pediatric oncology care taking place Sunday
The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's (CHEO) largest cycling event to raise funds for pediatric oncology care and research is taking place Sunday in Ottawa. CN Cycle for CHEO 2025 is aiming to raise $2 million. All routes for the event begin and end at the Canadian War Museum, taking cyclists and walkers along some of the most beautiful routes in the capital's region. The event includes cycling routes, walking routes along the Ottawa River and activities and entertainment for kids of all ages. CHEO's three ambassadors this year are Charlie, Easton and Ibrahim, forming the McDonald's Dream Team. 'These young ambassadors and their families know first-hand what the patients at CHEO are going through. Their commitment of time, energy and enthusiasm inspires us all to support the crucial work devoted to ending pediatric cancer. The courage these young people bring to this event makes us so proud to present them to you,' says CHEO on its website. In 2024, CN Cycle for CHEO raised a record $2.175 million, where more than 7,000 participants showed up for the 17th annual event, despite the rain in Ottawa. Donations can be made online. More to come
Japan Times
15-04-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Avoid U.S. travel or take burner devices, Canadian organizations tell staff
Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the U.S., marking a greater erosion in the country's longstanding trust with its neighbor. The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, one of Canada's top pediatric research hospitals, is recommending its staff avoid U.S. trips. "Due to the escalation of issues and volatility in the U.S., CHEO strongly encourages individuals to refrain from travel to that country at this time,' CEO Vera Etches wrote in a memo. A spokesperson for the hospital confirmed the memo had been sent. Alberta Investment Management, a public pension fund that manages about 180 billion Canadian dollars ($130 billion), has asked employees to stop nonessential business trips to the U.S. Aimco staff can no longer travel on business to attend U.S. conferences or speaking engagements, but they can still make trips for board or investor meetings, according to people familiar with the matter. CHEO and Ontario's University of Waterloo have also given advice to employees on how to minimize the information that can be accessed by border agents. If travel is necessary, CHEO staff should log out of hospital applications, ensure laptops don't include sensitive patient information and change passwords after any inspection, Etches' memo said. "Be aware that U.S. customs officers have the right to inspect electronic devices upon entering the U.S.. This includes full access to anything on the device, including all social media accounts,' her memo stated. Staff were advised to leave their current devices at home and take a "burner phone' — typically a device with little to no personal data on it. Members of the University of Waterloo's arts faculty who travel will be offered "clean' laptops that allow users to access resources securely without information remaining on the laptop, according to excerpts of an April 2 memo that didn't specifically mention the U.S. The Canadian government, following the lead of other countries, recently expanded its travel advice to warn residents they should "expect scrutiny' at the U.S. border — including potential searches of mobile phones and other electronic devices. "The guidance issued from our Arts Faculty Computing Office is consistent with our efforts to improve support for safeguarding Canadian research and applies to all travel, globally,' a spokesperson for the University of Waterloo said in an email. A French scientist was denied entry into the U.S. apparently because the person had expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy, the French government said in March. The U.S. denied that, saying the scientist was carrying an electronic device that contained confidential information from a U.S. laboratory.
