{"id":611957,"date":"2026-04-18T07:44:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/611957\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:44:28","slug":"the-ottawa-citizens-daily-5-p-m-roundup-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/611957\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Citizen&#8217;s daily 5 p.m. roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Dr. Parisa Rezaiefar\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dr.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\"\/>Dr. Parisa Rezaiefar. Photo by JULIE OLIVER \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Friday, April 17. 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\/21.0.2\/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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AS A DOCTOR, SHE\u2019S LOSING HOPE FOR NEWCOMERS<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>A new co-payment model asks refugees to pay $4 for each prescription and 30 per cent of supplemental service costs. Advocates say it\u2019s unfair.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Ottawa Hospital Civic campus\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-ottawa-hospital-civic-campus.jpg\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"\/> The Ottawa Hospital is one of the largest employers in the National Capital Region with more than 13,000 employees at its General, Civic and Riverside campuses. Nurses make up more than one-third of the total workforce. Photo by ASHLEY FRASER \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>CUTS AT OTTAWA HOSPITAL WILL HURT PATIENTS, NURSES\u2019 UNION WARNS<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Cutting hundreds of front-line nursing positions at\u00a0The Ottawa Hospital\u00a0will have a severe impact on patient care, the head of the Ontario Nurses\u2019 Association is warning<\/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=\"Gas prices\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776498267_821_faa8132a-fe6b-43d3-b98b-dae448d944fa.ot_302387656.jpg\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"\/> Gas prices are expected to continue to rise in Ottawa. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA GAS PRICE HIKES EXPECTED DESPITE POSITIVE NEWS IN IRAN<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Despite the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lewis Ward Ottawa Redblacks\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lewis-ward-ottawa-redblacks.jpg\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"\/> Kicker Lewis Ward (10) and holder\/punter Richie Leone (13). Photo by DAVID KAWAI \/POSTMEDIA<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA REDBLACKS CUT LEGENDARY KICKER LEWIS WARD, SAYING HE WILL FOREVER BE A FRANCHISE GREAT<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old kicker was released by the\u00a0Canadian Football League\u00a0team on Thursday, less than four weeks before the start of their 2026 training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brady Tkachuk Ottawa Senators Cayden Primeau Montreal Canadiens\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/brady-tkachuk-ottawa-senators-3.jpg\"  height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\"\/> Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. 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