News of the day: DND sets up temporary parking lot at Connaught Range; ‘Buy Canadian’ policy extended to 450 government-funded programs; Early-2000s trend is mega popular again at Ottawa high schools

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It’s Wednesday, May 27. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.

DND SETS UP TEMPORARY LOT AT CONNAUGHT RANGE TO EASE PARKING WOES

The overflow parking is for 30 vehicles, and two 15-person passenger vans are being used to shuttle staff to the Carling campus headquarters, according to a document

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 The federal “Buy Canadian” policy has been extended to about 450 programs funded through government transfer payments.

‘BUY CANADIAN’ POLICY EXTENDED TO 450 GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS

Treasury Board has also directed 35 Crown corporations to follow the federal policy, aiming to give Canadian suppliers a leg up when bidding on government contracts

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 Hacky sack is all the rage in high schools right now, including for these Glebe Collegiate Institute students.

Teenagers might as well start scouring their parents’ closets for the small fabric bag that has suddenly become the latest trend.

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 Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford.

DOUG FORD JUST THREW OTTAWA UNDER THE BUS | OPINION

Mohammed Adam: The premier favouring Toronto to host a multinational defence bank reinforces the belief that the capital is an afterthought at Queen’s Park.

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 A decommissioned OC Transpo double-decker bus hit the Farm Boy in Trainyards on Tuesday afternoon. The city said it came loose from a tow truck.

OC TRANSPO DOUBLE-DECKER BUS COMES LOOSE FROM TOW TRUCK, HITS TRAINYARDS FARM BOY

The decommissioned bus was heading to an OC Transpo maintenance facility when it came loose from a tow truck.

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