It’s Tuesday, Nov. 3. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
NCC REVEALS NEW DETAILS ON SENATORS’ LEBRETON FLATS ARENA AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT
The National Capital Commission unveiled new details about the future home of the NHL team, including an estimate that the arena could seat about 16,000 people and would open in the “mid-2030s”.
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OTTAWA POLICE NEED MORE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE SCHOOL-ZONE SPEED LIMITS
Chief Eric Stubbs says it will be years before OPS has enough officers to do the job once handled by speed cameras.
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MARK SUTCLIFFE WON 20 OF 24 WARDS IN MAYORAL VICTORY
In the 2026 mayoral election, Mark Sutcliffe drew support through much of the city, while Jeff Leiper was the winner of downtown Ottawa.
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HOW LINUS ULLMARK’S ABSENCE EXPOSED THE OTTAWA SENATORS’ BIGGEST OFF-SEASON GAMBLE
The hope was that star goalie Linus Ullmark would return from injury to face the Sabres in Buffalo on Wednesday, but he didn’t hit the ice until the Senators were finishing their skate at KeyBank Center for practice on Tuesday.
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SALUTING THE OWNER OF AN ICONIC OTTAWA RESTAURANT | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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