It’s Thursday, September 17. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom
FORMER DND EXECUTIVE LISTED ON NEW FOREIGN INFLUENCE REGISTRY
Raquel Garbers, formerly a director general at the Department of National Defence, has registered with the Office of Canada’s Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner.
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PUBLIC SERVANTS NEED PARKING. DOWNTOWN OTTAWA HAS LOST 3,000 SPOTS
Two “comprehensive” collection efforts — one in 2016 and another 2025 — paint a clear picture of dwindling parking supply in the city’s core.
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NEW VENUE, SAME CHARM AS CITYFOLK KICKS OFF POST-LANSDOWNE ERA
There have been a few growing pains for the festival at its new venue, but it still hangs on to its unique folky identity.
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HOW OTTAWA 67’S FIRST-ROUNDER ANDREW LAURIN IS LIVING A ‘DREAM COME TRUE’
67’s coaces have been pleasantly surprised with the maturity of a kid who wasn’t old enough to drive a little more than five months ago.
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WHY THE OTTAWA SENATORS BROUGHT IN VETERAN DEFENCEMAN BEN HUTTON ON A PRO TRYOUT
With Artem Zub sidelined indefinitely, the NHL opted to give the Brockville native an opportunity to make the Ottawa roster.
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