It’s Wednesday, April 1. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
MILITARY POLICE CHARGE CANADIAN FORCES COMMANDER OF LATVIA MISSION
Brig.-Gen. Vanessa Hanrahan, Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, issued a statement Tuesday, March 31 noting that the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service had charged Col. James Smith.
An overhead view of a Line 1 train arriving at Hurdman Station.
LRT SHUTDOWN ‘A POSSIBILITY’ TO FIX SPALLING, OC TRANSPO UNION SAYS
Rumours of a Line 1 shutdown have surfaced as OC Transpo and the Rideau Transit Group continue to search for a solution to the “spalling” issue that has hampered rail service for more than two months.
Two members of the Governor General’s Foot Guards have been charged with sexual assault.
TWO MEMBERS OF GOVERNOR GENERAL’S FOOT GUARDS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT
Two members of the Governor General’s Foot Guards in Ottawa have been charged with sexual assault, according to the Canadian Forces.
A courier on an e-bike.
DEACHMAN: THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH E-BIKES ON THE ROAD
Micromobility devices is the urban planner’s catch-all — a term that groups together machines that look and behave very differently, and then regulates them as if they’re the same.
Ottawa city hall
OTTAWA’S FRAUD AND WASTE HOTLINE LEADS TO FIVE FIRINGS IN 2025
Five City of Ottawa employees were fired and three letters of discipline were issued in 2025 after reports to the city’s fraud and waste hotline.
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