News of the day: DND could turn sports fields into parking lots; How one mom is advocating for a ‘multigenerational’ approach to life in Ottawa; South Korean submarine arrives in Canada

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It’s Monday, May 25. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.

DND LOOKING AT TURNING SPORTS FIELDS INTO PARKING LOTS TO DEAL WITH CARLING CAMPUS PROBLEMS

The Defence department campus currently has around 5,000 parking spots for a facility designed to house more than 10,000 staff.

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 Caroline Leal, seen here with her son, is an Ottawa-based mother who launched a social media account called Ottawa But With Kids.

HOW ONE MOM IS ADVOCATING FOR A ‘MULTIGENERATIONAL’ APPROACH TO LIFE IN OTTAWA

Caroline Leal is the face behind Ottawa But With Kids, an Instagram account that helps moms and families with young children navigate the national capital.

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 The South Korean submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-ho arrives at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria on Saturday. It is one of South Korea’s KSS-III-class submarines.

SOUTH KOREAN SUBMARINE ARRIVES IN CANADA

The Dosan Ahn Chang-ho docked at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria as part of a campaign to win a multi-billion-dollar defence contract.

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 Bus and rail service combined for 14.4 million customer trips from January to March, which is down from the 19 million passengers during the same period last year.

OC TRANSPO POSTS $7.2 MILLION DEFICIT AMID DECLINING RIDERSHIP, FARE REVENUE

Fare revenues for the first quarter of 2026 were $9.8 million below budget.

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 IRCC released 10.5 floors at the federal office building at 300 Slater Street, pictured here.

IRCC GAVE UP OFFICE SPACE IN JANUARY. NOW, IT CAN’T ACCOMMODATE RTO-4

Shortly before delaying its four-day return-to-office due to a lack of space, IRCC had to give up 12 floors of real estate in downtown Ottawa.

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