It’s Thursday, April 9. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
‘NO FAITH IN OUR SYSTEM’: OTTAWA WOMAN WAITS 16 MONTHS FOR MRI
Lisa Kis began phoning the hospital to see what was taking so long. Eventually, she was told there had been a cancellation and was given an appointment.
The new head of OC Transpo Rick Leary during a transit meeting.
EAST LINE 1 EXTENSION DELAYED AFTER OC TRANSPO DISCOVERS NEW LRT DAMAGE
OC Transpo officials acknowledged they were considering a full shutdown of the O-Train Line 1 as a contingency plan after a technical analysis revealed “additional damage” to the cartridge bearing assemblies on the train car axles
Two tow trucks stop to help someone on Highway 417 during a messy morning in a file photo.
TARGETED ENFORCEMENT HELPS CLEAN UP TOWING INDUSTRY: POLICE
Targeted police enforcement of towing regulations led to 75 charges and other actions in the first three months of the year, Ottawa police reported Thursday.
Sean Landsman is part of a team of Carleton University researchers who’ve teamed up with the NCC to ask Ottawa residents about their experiences swimming in Dow’s Lake last summer.
DOW’S LAKE SWIMMING: NEW CARLETON RESEARCH SURVEY PROBES OTTAWA’S OPINIONS
Once thought of as too dirty to swim in, Dow’s Lake became the latest urban swimming hole after an NCC pilot project.
Thomas Chabot.
SENATORS’ THOMAS CHABOT READY TO MAKE HIS RETURN ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER SURGERY ON BROKEN ARM
The Ottawa Senators defenceman will return to the club’s lineup against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night to close out this five-game homestand.
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