It’s Friday, Oct. 23. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
HOW CAN OTTAWA FIX ITS DEADLIEST TRAFFIC CRISIS IN 10 YEARS?
Ottawa police have already reported 32 traffic-related fatalities in 2026. Why is the number so high and what can be done about it?
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OSAP FREEZE FOR PRIVATE CAREER COLLEGES TO LAST UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY 2027
The province began an in-person investigation into eight private career colleges, saying the frauds went beyond the career colleges that had been inspected to date and extended to the sector as a whole.
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SHOULD LOCAL TAXPAYERS FOOT $150-MILLION BILL FOR NEW HOSPITAL? MAYORAL HOPEFULS WEIGH IN
A 2022 request for city funding for the new Civic campus at The Ottawa Hospital remains on the table for council.
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KEITH YANDLE QUESTIONS TIM STUTZLE DINNER SNUB, SLAMS SENATORS FANS OVER BOOING BRADY TKACHUK TRIBUTE
Former NHL defenceman had some hot takes about return of former Sens captain during an episode of Spittin’ Chiclets podcast.
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JEFF LEIPER: THE FORMER DRAMA KID WHO WANTS CENTRE STAGE AT CITY HALL
We take a closer look the longtime councillor for Kitchissippi ward who’s now running for mayor.
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