It’s Thursday, August 6. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
GLITCHY LOCKER APP FRUSTRATES OTTAWA CYCLISTS
The city says cyclists used Ottawa’s secure bike lockers 767 times in 2025, but some riders say a faulty app prevents using them more.
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CANADIAN MILITARY SAYS IT DIDN’T INITIATE JULY 4 FLYPAST — U.S. AMBASSADOR REQUESTED IT
The Canadian Forces says it wasn’t its idea to conduct a flypast over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Ottawa on July 4 and it was only responding to a request from the Americans.
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OTTAWA DRIVERS MIGHT WANT TO WAIT TO FILL UP, EXPERTS SAY
Gas prices have dropped as much as 13 cents per litre so far this week, but observers are encouraging Ottawa drivers to hang on until Friday to fill up.
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BYWARD MARKET’S VENDOR VILLAGE IS THE BMDA’S LATEST FAILURE | OPINION
The shipping containers operating as retail businesses are almost all empty now, as shopkeepers blame poor planning for terrible sales.
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NEAR SMITHS FALLS, SECOND SET OF HUMAN REMAINS FOUND ON SAME PROPERTY
Police say they unearthed Robert Lambert, 75, on the same large wooded property where they located the body of Robbie Thomson, 34, in October.
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