City budget: Ottawa election reporting

Sunday, November 1

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Ottawa police face $21.8 million budget shortfall as new council prepares to take office

Ottawa's police service expects a $21.8 million deficit in 2026. Overtime costs account for nearly half of it, and the new city council will confront the problem when members are sworn in on November 15.

8:36 am ET5 min read

Thursday, October 29

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Sutcliffe says Ottawa will not pay for hospital cost overruns after province's share rises to $10 billion

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe told reporters Thursday that the City of Ottawa will not cover the sharply higher cost of building the new Civic Campus, after Ontario's infrastructure minister said the provincial share has grown from $2.1 billion to close to $10 billion.

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