The Ottawa Citizen’s daily 5 p.m. roundup

It’s Wednesday, June 17. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today.

After giving up three New Brunswick office leases during the pandemic, the government has delayed return-to-office mandates for hundreds of public servants as desk space in the region falls “dramatically short.”

The massive route overhaul that rolled out in April 2025 was “mainly driven by budget considerations,” the audit found.

Lawson is a homebuilder and political newcomer, who says Ottawa’s 2026 municipal election will be about quality of life in the city.

Artists and customers protested the AI meetup at the café originally scheduled for June 13.

Formenton was one of five members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior hockey team charged with sexual assault and later acquitted.

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