News of the day: Leiper says LRT upload windfall would be 'swallowed up' by existing budget gaps; Broken fare readers costs city up to $960,000 in lost revenue; Councillor candidates weigh in on how Ottawa can upgrade, finance stormwater infrastructure

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LEIPER SAYS LRT UPLOAD WINDFALL WOULD BE ‘SWALLOWED UP’ BY EXISTING BUDGET GAPS

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The 2026 OC Transpo projections come with an anticipated windfall of about $47 million from the expected provincial upload of the city’s LRT system to Metrolinx

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OC Transpo bus in downtown Ottawa in a file photo.

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BROKEN OC TRANSPO FARE READERS COST CITY UP TO $960,000 IN LOST REVENUE

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A series of issues with fare readers on OC Transpo buses meant hundreds of thousands of dollars in fares were lost.

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COUNCILLOR CANDIDATES WEIGH IN ON HOW OTTAWA CAN UPGRADE, FINANCE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

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Here’s where each councillor candidate in wards 7, 8 and 9 stand on whether they’d consider tax increases or levies to support infrastructure upgrades after Ottawa’s wettest summer on record.

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RUBY’S, AN UPSCALE BYWARD MARKET NEWCOMER, MAKES A STRONG DEBUT

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The restaurant on York Street offers attractive small plates and shareable steaks in woody, heritage dining rooms.

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