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News of the day: Deputy minister broke conflict of interest rules in peer hiring; Transport Canada's 'reprehensible' hiring practices; Brady and the Sens are back

April 8, 2026
It’s Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. DEPUTY MINISTER BROKE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES BY HIRING UNIVERSITY PEER: ETHICS WATCHDOG The government’s ethics watchdog has found that Christine Fox, the Department of National Defence’s top civilian official, broke conflict of interest rules by hiring a university […]


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A woman remains in critical condition following a “high-speed” collision in the city’s south end Saturday night. Emergency crews were called to the Barnsdale and Trail roads near Highway 416 in the Manotick area shortly after 6 p.m. Three people were transported to hospital, one of them suffering “multi-systems trauma.” A second woman was in […]
April 26, 2026 - 10:56 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
A 41-year-old Ottawa man is confirmed deceased following a boating mishap Saturday night on the St. Lawrence River. Provincial police in Leeds County detachment said the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. when a 15-foot aluminum boat capsized north of Grenadier Island in the Thousand Islands chain. One individual was unaccounted for and was later […]
April 26, 2026 - 10:35 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
Since the beginning of the NHL playoffs, hundreds of hockey fans have packed into the pews for raucous Habs watch parties in which they yell, cheer, and yes, pray for victory.
April 26, 2026 - 10:27 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada