Amy Ayers stands near her tent in a forest outside Ottawa Thursday. Ayers and her three children, aged 26, 15 and 14 are homeless and are living in a tent in the forest while they seek permanent housing. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia
It's Tuesday, May 26. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
A HOMELESS OTTAWA FAMILY FOUND SECRET REFUGE IN THE FOREST
Many parents are being forced into impossible choices between safety, keeping their children together, or surrendering beloved pets, one mother of three says.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO PUBLIC SERVANTS AFTER A FACILITY PRIVATIZES?
Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre workers stare down privatization with questions lingering about union status and the public service pension fund.
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A reader asks who is actually there to protect employees? Photo by Robert Cross
WHAT MECHANISMS ENSURE ACCOMMODATION IS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED?
Scott Taymun, a former public service executive, gives a primer on who is accountable for what under the Duty to Accommodate.
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MAYOR MARK SUTCLIFFE OFFICIALLY ENTERS ELECTION RACE IN BID FOR SECOND TERM
Sutcliffe said his campaign was following the rules “to the letter,” after a complaint about the mayor’s advertising was filed to the integrity commissioner before he registered.
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TRAFFIC CHAOS IN OTTAWA’S WEST END IS A SAFETY ISSUE | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Ottawa Citizen’s letters to the editor, Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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