It’s Wednesday, March 25. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
ACCUSED IN BARRHAVEN CROSSING GUARD’S DEATH CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO STOP, POLICE SAY
The 19-year-old man accused in a hit-and-run that killed Ottawa crossing guard Peter Clark has been charged with failure to stop after an accident causing death, police say.
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$699M HAS GONE TO ‘RED FLAG’ SUPPLIERS UNDER FEDERAL INDIGENOUS PROCUREMENT STRATEGY: STUDY
The
federal
government may be overestimat
ing
how much
procurement spending ends up in
Indigenous
hands
by hundreds of millions of dollars
,
a recent study finds.
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CARTER YAKEMCHUK’S AMAZING NHL DEBUT HELPS LIFT SENATORS PAST RED WINGS
Carter Yakemchuk had a goal and an assist in his Senators debut.
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HOW OTTAWA PATCHES POTHOLES WITH A DR. SEUSS-LIKE MACHINE CALLED THE PYTHON 5000
It patches potholes in just under three minutes. It was invented by Les Hulicsko out in Regina.
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UNION CALLS ON FEDS TO LET PUBLIC SERVANTS WORK FROM HOME WHILE GAS PRICES SURGE
With no end to the war in sight, it seems that gas prices could get even worse before they get better.
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