It’s Tuesday, June 23. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today.
REPORT CALLS FOR DEREGULATION OF CANADA POST, ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTAL REGULATOR
Canada Post has bled money in recent years, posting a $1.7 billion deficit in the last fiscal year and $6.1 billion in cumulative losses since 2018, according to a report
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IS LEAD IN THE WATER A NEW REALITY FOR OTTAWA SCHOOLS?
The dense, odourless metal has been seeping into drinking fountains at OCDSB schools, leaving some parents to wheel water supplies to class.
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SHOULD OTTAWA BUILD A RING ROAD? THE PROVINCE SAYS IT’S WORTH EXPLORING.
Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said there is “a good case” for the ring road concept and that the province would look at its feasibility
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FORMER SENATORS CAPTAIN BRADY TKACHUK SAYS ‘IT WAS TIME FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER’ WITH THE PANTHERS
Former Ottawa Senators captain was traded to Panthers for several draft picks on Sunday.
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IT’S A JOY TO CYCLE NOW THAT E-BUSES ARE THE NORM | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ottawa Citizen letters to the editor, Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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