It’s Wednesday, Nov. 4. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom:
FOREIGN COMPANIES BUYING KEY CANADIAN DEFENCE FIRMS WITH NO OBJECTION FROM FEDS
The federal government takes no action as foreign companies buy Canadian defence firms, despite Carney’s push to cut reliance on U.S. suppliers.
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SOARING CIVIC HOSPITAL CAMPUS PRICE REFLECTS NEW PROJECT SCOPE, HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS
The province recently confirmed its contribution to The Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic campus would be “just shy of $10 billion,” raising questions about who would pay for the rest.
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NINE-STOREY BUILDING PROPOSED FOR FORMER CJOH SITE
The original CJOH building was demolished after a fire gutted the newsroom and studio in February 2010.
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BRADY TKACHUK TRIES TO EXPLAIN COMMENT THAT STIRRED CONTROVERSY IN OTTAWA RETURN
“There’s been a lot of goals scored in that building. My thought was that it was just another one and that I just did it on the other side.”
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‘LIFE IS SHORT AND FINITE’ — VETERAN OTTAWA CHEF PUTS HINTONBURG RESTAURANT UP FOR SALE
The chef-owner of Absinthe, the 23-year-old eatery famed for its steak frites, wants to hang up his apron.
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