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It’s Wednesday, June 17. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today.
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RETURNING ‘OFFICE’ IS ‘IMPOSSIBLE’: INTO THE DESK SPACE CRISIS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE PAY CENTER.
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After leasing three New Brunswick offices during the pandemic, the government has delayed return-to-office orders for hundreds of public employees as desk space in the province is “severely decreasing.”
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NEW ROUTES FOR OC TRANSPO TO OPERATE BUSES BASED ON ‘SUBMITTED, INCORRECT’ DATA, AUDIT FINDS
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Major track repairs that began in April 2025 were “driven largely by budgetary concerns,” the review found.
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ALEX LAWSON IS OUTSIDE CITY HALL WANTING TO BE THE NEW MAYOR OF OTTAWA.
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Lawson is a homebuilder and political outsider, who says Ottawa’s 2026 municipal election will be about quality of life in the city.
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AI EVENT AT ART HOUSE RESTAURANT CANCELED AFTER COMMUNITY BLOWOUT
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Artists and customers protested the AI meeting at the restaurant scheduled for June 13.
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SENATORS CUT OFF ALEX FORMENTON, MAKING THE WINGER AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT.
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Formenton was one of five members of Canada’s 2018 World Cup hockey team charged with sexual assault and later acquitted.
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