{"id":733395,"date":"2026-06-13T03:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/733395\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T03:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:44:30","slug":"news-of-the-day-riverside-hospital-briefly-locked-down-for-weapon-scare-how-to-stay-safe-on-ottawas-waters-oc-transpo-ramping-up-recruitment-to-fill-staff-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/733395\/","title":{"rendered":"News of the day: Riverside Hospital briefly locked down for weapon scare; How to stay safe on Ottawa’s waters; OC Transpo ‘ramping up’ recruitment to fill staff shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Friday, June 12. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.<\/p>\n

OTTAWA HOSPITAL\u2019S RIVERSIDE CAMPUS BRIEFLY LOCKED DOWN FOR WEAPON SCARE<\/p>\n

The hospital says two people are now in custody and the lockdown has been lifted.<\/p>\n

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Tania Jewkowicz was on a boat that reported finding a missing paddleboarder\u2019s gear and dog floating on the Ottawa River on May 30.<\/p>\n

AFTER A PADDLEBOARDER\u2019S DEATH, HOW TO STAY SAFE ON OTTAWA\u2019S WATERS<\/p>\n

A dog was found alone on a paddle board on the Ottawa River; the next day, divers recovered a missing paddleboarder. Here\u2019s what experts say matters most when it comes to water safety.<\/p>\n

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The Belltown dome\u2019s future is still being decided as the arena has been plagued with problems. Former councillor Alex Cullen is the president of the Belltown neighbours association and he\u2019s calling for an infrastructure levy so the city can fix its recreational sites.<\/p>\n

WHY THE BELLTOWN DOME IS FORCING OTTAWA TO CONFRONT A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM<\/p>\n

For Alex Cullen, the\u00a0Belltown Dome\u00a0is not just a neighbourhood arena on borrowed time. It\u2019s a warning.<\/p>\n

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A March 2026 file photo of the building 480 Boulevard de la Cit\u00e9 in Gatineau.<\/p>\n

PUBLIC SERVICE CO-WORKING SPACE IN GATINEAU CLOSING ON FRIDAY<\/p>\n

Five other co\u2013working sites across the National Capital Region will remain open.<\/p>\n

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OC Transpo bus in downtown Ottawa in a file photo. The transit agency is hoping to bring on more staff to prevent future staffing shortages.<\/p>\n

OC TRANSPO \u2018RAMPING UP\u2019 RECRUITMENT TO FILL STAFF SHORTAGES<\/p>\n

The transit authority is hoping to recruit 372 bus operators to add to its current fleet of 1,507 drivers.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading the daily update. See you tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Friday, June 12. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. OTTAWA HOSPITAL\u2019S…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,223960,20739,157536,194792,211863],"class_list":["post-733395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-jean-levac","tag-ottawa","tag-ottawa-citizen","tag-ottawa-police-service","tag-ottawa-river"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}