News of the day: Suspended police officer loses appeal; Will the Snowbirds get new aircraft?; Ottawa Charge in all-Canadian PWHL final

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It’s Wednesday, May 13. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.

SUSPENDED OTTAWA POLICE OFFICER GORAN BERIC LOSES APPEAL OF ORDER TO RESIGN

He had been found guilty of assault and assault with a weapon after striking a man with a police-issued baton and stepping on the man’s neck for two minutes in August 2021.

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 The Snowbirds fly past Parliament Hill on Canada Day in 2025.

WILL CANADA BUY NEW AIRCRAFT FOR THE SNOWBIRDS?

The government is set to provide an update on the future of the aerobatic aviation team on May 19.

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 Ottawa auditor general Nathalie Gougeon.

OTTAWA POLICE NEED TO BUDGET BETTER, AUDITOR GENERAL SAYS

Ottawa’s auditor general found the OPS hasn’t properly budgeted for important strategic projects from body cams to the new district system

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 The Ottawa Charge’s Gabbie Hughes battles against Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montreal Victoire during last season’s semifinal series game at TD Place in Ottawa on May 16, 2025.

OTTAWA CHARGE TO FACE MONTREAL VICTOIRE IN ALL-CANADIAN PWHL FINAL

Game 1 of the Walter Cup final between the Ottawa Charge and the Montreal Victoire will be on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. at Place Bell in Laval, Que.

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 Shadows of the LRT train stop and walkers at the corner of Sussex Drive and Rideau Street in Ottawa.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE OTTAWA TRANSIT COMMUTES WORSE? | OPINION

Brigitte Pellerin: A new report sought out to quantify the benefits of the LRT. Turns out only 18 per cent of neighbourhoods saw transit improvement.

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