It’s Wednesday, July 22. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
SUTCLIFFE SEEKS TO CLARIFY TRAFFIC PLAN MESSAGING AFTER BACKLASH OVER ‘COME AND STAY’ CAMPAIGN
The city’s 48-point plan to handle increased return-to-office traffic included a communications strategy aiming, among other goals, to boost the appeal of downtown in hopes of encouraging workers and visitors to stick around longer.
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CARNEY GOVERNMENT CUT NEARLY HALF THE JOBS AT NERVE CENTRE FOR MANAGING WILDFIRES: UNION
About 50 of the approximately 100 positions at the Government Operations Centre have been eliminated under the federal ‘comprehensive expenditure review,’ according to the largest public sector union.
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‘ONE INCREMENT AT A TIME’: NEW FUNDING ENSURES NEWBORNS AND PARENTS WON’T LOSE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE
Queensway Carleton Hospital’s Newborn Primary Care Attachment Initiative, which launched in January 2026, has received a second round of funding extending it through March 2027.
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SENATORS GM STEVE STAIOS: ’SECONDARY PUSH’ FOR MORE OFF-SEASON MOVES A POSSIBILITY
Midway through a transformative off-season that began with the seismic departure of captain Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios is “comfortable” with where the team’s forward corps is at but he’s never fully satisfied.
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MAN KILLED TWO SONS, SET DENTAL PRACTICE ALIGHT, DIED BY SUICIDE, OTTAWA HOMICIDE SQUAD SAYS
The findings detail events surrounding the slayings of boys aged 7 and 12, which police say happened following a scheduled visit in late June.
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