It’s Friday, Sept. 25. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom.
WHAT HAPPENED THE WEEK OTTAWA WAS BORN
In this epic jaunt through national capital history, writer Randy Boswell rescues characters and details that have been lost to time, adding a new chapter to the story of the capital’s origin.
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TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS HE’S ‘PRODUCTIVE’ WORKING FROM THE OFFICE
Shafqat Ali defended the federal government’s decision to require public servants to be in their offices for four days a week.
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MARK SUTCLIFFE PROMISES MORE HOMES, LESS ‘RED TAPE’ IF RE-ELECTED
The Ottawa mayoral candidate commits to approving “at least” 75,000 new homes and 10,000 new affordable homes by 2030.
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SENATORS WAIVER GAMBLE FALLS FLAT AS CANUCKS CLAIM LEEVI MERILAINEN
The Ottawa Senators’ struggling goaltender was claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
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PUBLIC SERVANTS SHOULDN’T HUNKER DOWN AND WAIT TO OUTLAST CARNEY | OPINION
That would be a disingenuous and losing strategy with this government, Allen Sutherland writes.
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