It’s Wednesday, May 27. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
DND SETS UP TEMPORARY LOT AT CONNAUGHT RANGE TO EASE PARKING WOES
The overflow parking is for 30 vehicles, and two 15-person passenger vans are being used to shuttle staff to the Carling campus headquarters, according to a document
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‘BUY CANADIAN’ POLICY EXTENDED TO 450 GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS
Treasury Board has also directed 35 Crown corporations to follow the federal policy, aiming to give Canadian suppliers a leg up when bidding on government contracts
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AN EARLY-2000S TREND IS MEGA POPULAR AGAIN AT OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOLS
Teenagers might as well start scouring their parents’ closets for the small fabric bag that has suddenly become the latest trend.
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DOUG FORD JUST THREW OTTAWA UNDER THE BUS | OPINION
Mohammed Adam: The premier favouring Toronto to host a multinational defence bank reinforces the belief that the capital is an afterthought at Queen’s Park.
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OC TRANSPO DOUBLE-DECKER BUS COMES LOOSE FROM TOW TRUCK, HITS TRAINYARDS FARM BOY
The decommissioned bus was heading to an OC Transpo maintenance facility when it came loose from a tow truck.
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