It’s Tuesday, Sept. 22. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGER HASN’T ADDED ‘NET NEW’ OFFICE SPACE SINCE LATEST RTO ANNOUNCEMENT — YET
Government is “considering” acquiring additional office space in the coming months as 10 per cent of the public-service workforce doesn’t fit in existing buildings.
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THE MEN KILLED NEAR SMITHS FALLS GOT A TRIBUTE SONG. DOES IT MATTER IF IT’S AI?
The tune’s artificial intelligence origins made little difference in how it was received. It’s part of a new trend of niche songs made with the technology.
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OTTAWA POLICE INCREASING PRESENCE AROUND JEWISH COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AFTER BELLEVILLE SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING
The incident on Sunday night has, police say, “understandably raised concerns and may leave some feeling shaken, vulnerable, or fearful.”
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SENATORS FALL TO MONTREAL CANADIENS IN OVERTIME IN HOCKEYVILLE PRESEASON CONTEST
The Senators opened their NHL preseason schedule on the Kraft Hockeyville stage with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in front of more than 4,000 fans at the Centre Vidéotron in Trois-Rivières.
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MOST OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS HAVEN’T BEEN TRULY STRATEGIC | OPINION
Has the government taken a “measured and strategic approach” when it comes to shrinking the size of the federal bureaucracy, Karl Salgo writes?
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