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It’s Friday, August 21. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. The change is part of Ontario’s expansion of 110 km/h speed limits across the provincial highway network. […]

By deepak · August 22, 2026 · 2 min read

It’s Friday, August 21. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom

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The change is part of Ontario’s expansion of 110 km/h speed limits across the provincial highway network.

Justice Karen Perron rules that Ontario Superior Court of Justice has no jurisdiction over the case and that Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board is the proper forum.

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Local politicians are divided over how to handle the growing industry.

There were 77 candidates registered to run for council across the city’s 24 wards.

As the city braces for a surge in traffic this fall, OC Transpo already appears to be seeing the effects of the federal government’s latest return-to-office mandate.

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