It’s Monday, May 25. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
DND LOOKING AT TURNING SPORTS FIELDS INTO PARKING LOTS TO DEAL WITH CARLING CAMPUS PROBLEMS
The Defence department campus currently has around 5,000 parking spots for a facility designed to house more than 10,000 staff.
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HOW ONE MOM IS ADVOCATING FOR A ‘MULTIGENERATIONAL’ APPROACH TO LIFE IN OTTAWA
Caroline Leal is the face behind Ottawa But With Kids, an Instagram account that helps moms and families with young children navigate the national capital.
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SOUTH KOREAN SUBMARINE ARRIVES IN CANADA
The Dosan Ahn Chang-ho docked at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria as part of a campaign to win a multi-billion-dollar defence contract.
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OC TRANSPO POSTS $7.2 MILLION DEFICIT AMID DECLINING RIDERSHIP, FARE REVENUE
Fare revenues for the first quarter of 2026 were $9.8 million below budget.
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IRCC GAVE UP OFFICE SPACE IN JANUARY. NOW, IT CAN’T ACCOMMODATE RTO-4
Shortly before delaying its four-day return-to-office due to a lack of space, IRCC had to give up 12 floors of real estate in downtown Ottawa.
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