It’s Wednesday, May 13. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
SUSPENDED OTTAWA POLICE OFFICER GORAN BERIC LOSES APPEAL OF ORDER TO RESIGN
He had been found guilty of assault and assault with a weapon after striking a man with a police-issued baton and stepping on the man’s neck for two minutes in August 2021.
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WILL CANADA BUY NEW AIRCRAFT FOR THE SNOWBIRDS?
The government is set to provide an update on the future of the aerobatic aviation team on May 19.
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OTTAWA POLICE NEED TO BUDGET BETTER, AUDITOR GENERAL SAYS
Ottawa’s auditor general found the OPS hasn’t properly budgeted for important strategic projects from body cams to the new district system
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OTTAWA CHARGE TO FACE MONTREAL VICTOIRE IN ALL-CANADIAN PWHL FINAL
Game 1 of the Walter Cup final between the Ottawa Charge and the Montreal Victoire will be on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. at Place Bell in Laval, Que.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE OTTAWA TRANSIT COMMUTES WORSE? | OPINION
Brigitte Pellerin: A new report sought out to quantify the benefits of the LRT. Turns out only 18 per cent of neighbourhoods saw transit improvement.
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