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It’s Tuesday, April 8. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
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DEACHMAN: OTTAWA’S QUICK FIX FOR POTHOLES IGNORES THE LARGER PROBLEM
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There are 250,000 potholes that the city knows about. But our streets could last longer if we tested what’s going into them.
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Canada’s MQ-9 drone.. Photo by GENERAL ATOMICS PHOTO VIA DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
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NEW MILITARY DRONES WILL HAVE ‘LIMITED’ CAPABILITIES AT FIRST
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Canada’s first MQ-9 Reaper drones will “not be carrying weapons” initially, according to internal documents.
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Rick Leary (center) is Ottawa’s new general manager of transit services. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
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OC TRANSPO’S PROBLEMS CAN’T BE FIXED BY ONE PERSON | OPINION
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Surprise was my first reaction to the announcement that former Toronto transit boss Rick Leary would be the new head of OC Transpo.
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Ottawa Police Service report increase in drunk driving. POSTMEDIA/FILE PHOTO
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IMPAIRED DRIVING-RELATED COLLISIONS UP 27 PER CENT EARLY IN 2026, OTTAWA POLICE SAY
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There has been a marked increase so far this year in the number of collisions involving impaired driving, according to the Ottawa Police Service.
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Police confirmed the vehicle at 3 Bridgewater Terr. in Barrhaven, was related to the fatal hit-and-run, which occurred March 23, 2026. Photo by JEAN LEVAC /OTTAWA CITIZEN/POSTMEDIA
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ACCUSED IN OTTAWA CROSSING GUARD’S DEATH EXPECTED TO ENTER A PLEA
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Xzander Wright appeared briefly in court on Tuesday morning for a bail hearing, but the case was adjourned until April 28.
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