{"id":566818,"date":"2026-03-28T15:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566818\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:35:31","slug":"news-of-the-day-melting-ottawa-park-compared-to-hellscape-south-korean-sub-is-heading-our-way-why-huge-hospital-50-50-jackpots-seem-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566818\/","title":{"rendered":"News of the day: Melting Ottawa park compared to ‘hellscape’; South Korean sub is heading our way; Why huge hospital 50\/50 jackpots seem everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Friday, March 27. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.<\/p>\n

OTTAWA MAYOR RESPONDS AFTER \u2018GOOD MORNING\u2019 PHOTO SERIES WENT VIRAL (IN A BAD WAY)<\/p>\n

The dreary Fisher Park photo aside, Sutcliffe said the reaction to his \u201cGood morning Ottawa\u201d posts had been generally positive over the years.<\/p>\n

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Canada\u2019s Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali.<\/p>\n

TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS SPENDING REVIEW IS \u2018ACTUALLY NOT A JOB-CUTTING EXERCISE\u2019<\/p>\n

Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali rejects the idea that the federal government\u2019s spending review is fundamentally about public service job cuts, even though thousands of workers are set to lose their positions in the coming months.<\/p>\n

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The Republic of Korea Navy\u2019s Dosan Ahn Changho set sail from Jinhae Naval Base to participate in naval exercises with Canada.<\/p>\n

WHY A SOUTH KOREAN SUBMARINE IS TRAVELLING 14,000 KILOMETRES TO CANADIAN WATERS<\/p>\n

A South Korean navy submarine is headed to Canada for joint exercises as the multi-billion-dollar competition to purchase a new sub fleet heads into the final stretch.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Craig is the president and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation.<\/p>\n

WHY HOSPITAL 50\/50S WITH MASSIVE JACKPOTS NOW SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE<\/p>\n

Every month, Glenn Craig of Thunder Bay gets on the phone to tell somebody they\u2019ve won a lot of money.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa Senators\u2019 Linus Ullmark (35) makes a save as Pittsburgh Penguins\u2019 Ben Kindl (81) seeks the rebound in the first period of a National Hockey League game at Ottawa on March 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

SENATORS LOSE WILD ONE TO THE PENGUINS, DROP OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Senators allowed one of goaltender Linus Ullmark\u2019s best performances of the season to go to waste, dropping a critical game against the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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