transportation: Ottawa election reporting

Monday, November 2

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Ottawa auditor finds OC Transpo spent $44 million on overtime in two years, driven by staff shortages

The city's auditor general tabled a review in September 2026 finding OC Transpo's transit division ran $44 million in overtime from 2024 to 2025, with mechanics, bus drivers and rail staff regularly working past their allowed hours.

3:38 pm ET4 min read

Wednesday, October 28

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Steve Desroches wins fourth council term in Riverside South-Findlay Creek with 85 per cent of the vote

Desroches took 7,702 of 9,063 votes in the Oct. 26 count, and says his next priorities are a new recreation complex, the ward's first library branch and a major intersection upgrade.

9:38 am ET3 min read