The CEO of one of Canada's national museums retired Thursday after a damning report accused her of mistreating staff over the course of a decade and using inappropriate language including calling a senior leadership team 'sluts.'

CBC News obtained an internal letter sent to staff at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax from the chairperson of the museum's board of trustees sharing the news about Marie Chapman's departure.

"In early December as the board was gaining a better understanding of the report — its timing, content and the expectations of government — the board confirmed CEO Marie Chapman's decision to retire, and effective today, she has stepped away from her role," wrote chairperson Cynthia Price Verreault on Thursday.

CBC News first reported on the finding

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