News of the day: Military police warned about officer’s claims of access to Anita Anand and Mriya aid connection; CRA managers to have flexibility to apply four-day-in-office directive; How far would you drive for the best blueberry muffins?

Melanie Lake was a chairperson of the Ottawa-based not-for-profit charity Mriya Aid. Lake left Mriya Aid in March 2023. Photo by PAVLO BAGMUT/ UKRINFORM /VIA ZUMA PRESS

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It’s Tuesday, June 16. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today.

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MILITARY POLICE WARNED ABOUT OFFICER’S CLAIMS OF ACCESS TO ANITA ANAND AND MRIYA AID CONNECTION

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Concerns were raised about Lt. Col. Melanie Lake’s interactions with the foreign civilian in an August 2023 complaint to the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.

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Ottawa mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia

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JEFF LEIPER’S PLAN IF HE BECOMES OTTAWA’S NEW MAYOR

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Jeff Leiper wants to make the jump from the council table to the mayor’s chair. Here’s what he’d do if he wins the 2026 municipal election.

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Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa. Photo by BLAIR GABLE /POSTMEDUA

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CRA MANAGERS TO HAVE ‘LIMITED’ FLEXIBILITY IN APPLYING FOUR-DAY-IN-OFFICE DIRECTIVE

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The CRA continues to struggle with office space constraints as it prepares to ramp up towards a four-day-in-office mandate that will begin weeks after the rest of the public service

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Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Photo by Tony Caldwell /POSTMEDIA

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MARK SUTCLIFFE WANTS ANOTHER TERM AS MAYOR, HERE’S WHAT HE’D DO WITH FOUR MORE YEARS

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Sutcliffe said he “inherited a mess” when he was elected mayor in 2022. Here’s what he plans to run on in the 2026 municipal election.

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The prize-winning blueberry mufins at Ashton General Store at 8981 Flewellyn Rd in Ashton Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia

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HUM: HOW FAR WOULD YOU DRIVE FOR THE BEST BLUEBERRY MUFFINS? TRY ASHTON

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One of the best compliments that Krysta Roney has received for her blueberry muffins is a little morbid.

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