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News of the day: How the Rideau Street sinkhole changed a man's life; Company calling on Canada to keep Asterix resupply ship; Parks Canada notifies staff of impending job cuts

Canada June 09, 2026 07:03 AM
News of the day: How the Rideau Street sinkhole changed a man's life; Company calling on Canada to keep Asterix resupply ship; Parks Canada notifies staff of impending job cuts

It's Monday, June 8. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.

Ottawa is sinkhole country. A decade later, we still live with the mysterious holes that sometimes appear.

Asterix has supported the Royal Canadian Navy since 2018.

My department's plan to accommodate? It will shove its employees two at a time into cubicles, smashed together into stalls no bigger than broom closets.

Coun. Marty Carr's inquiry earlier this year asked the Transit Committee to reveal the frequency of unplanned elevator outages in Line 1, 2 and 4 stations

Under the Carney government expenditure review, Parks Canada is committed to cutting spending by more than $140 million over the next three years.

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