{"id":595685,"date":"2026-04-10T22:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/595685\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:19:12","slug":"the-ottawa-citizens-daily-5-p-m-roundup-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/595685\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Citizen&#8217;s daily 5 p.m. roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Cameron Love The Ottawa Hospital\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cameron-love-the-ottawa-hospital.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\"\/>The Ottawa Hospital&#8217;s president and CEO, Cameron Love. Photo by ASHLEY FRASER \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Friday, April 10. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ottawa Citizen\" class=\"market-logo\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.9.1\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-oc-new.svg\" width=\"280\"\/><\/p>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited digital access to the Ottawa Citizen.Analysis on all things Ottawa by Bruce Deachman, Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, and others, award-winning newsletters and virtual events.Opportunity to engage with our commenting community.Ottawa Citizen ePaper.Ottawa Citizen App.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. 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Photo by JULIE OLIVER \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>DEACHMAN: WELL, WE\u2019LL REMEMBER RICK LEARY\u2019S NAME NOW<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The ink on the business cards isn\u2019t dry for OC Transpo\u2019s new boss and already the LRT has more problems.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manor Park Sidewalks\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manor-park-sidewalks-2.jpg\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"\/> Arundel Avenue near Kilbarry Crescent, two of the four streets in Manor Park where sidewalks are to be installed . Photo by JULIE OLIVER \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Evening Citizen\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.9.1\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-oc-eveningUpdate.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Evening Citizen<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">The Ottawa Citizen\u2019s best journalism, delivered directly to your inbox by 7 p.m. on weekdays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. If you don&#8217;t see it, please check your junk folder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page newsletter__feedback--last\">The next issue of The Evening Citizen will soon be in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page js-submit-error\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitErrorOC_Covid19_Newsletter\" style=\"margin-top:8px\">We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>MANOR PARK SIDEWALK PLAN WILL OUTLAST CURRENT RESIDENTS, COUNCILLORS ARGUE<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Some residents want them. Other don\u2019t. Councillors argued that deciding what people want now could have long-term effects.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fabian Zetterlund of the Ottawa Senators drives to the net\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ottawa-senators-florida-panthers-1-e1775786398712.jpg\"  height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/> Fabian Zetterlund of the Ottawa Senators flies past goalie Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers in the first period of a National Hockey League game at Ottawa on April 9, 2026. Photo by Adrian Wyld \/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA SENATORS SURGE TOWARD A PLAYOFF SPOT WITH WIN OVER FLORIDA PANTHERS<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The building was humming, and there was playoff excitement in the air after the Senators closed out this five-game home stand.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gas prices\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/faa8132a-fe6b-43d3-b98b-dae448d944fa.ot_302387656.jpg\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"\/> Gas prices are predicted to drop in Ottawa. Photo by JEAN LEVAC \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>GAS PRICES EXPECTED TO SWING LOW THIS WEEKEND IN OTTAWA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Gasoline analysts are touting a probable price drop of more than 15 cents per litre by the weekend as the temporary \u201cceasefire\u201d continues in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The Ottawa Citizen\u2019s mission is to challenge our city to become an inspiring, world-class national capital. 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