News of the day: Homicide in Barrhaven; Senators granted first-round draft pick; Ottawa police officer demoted for unauthorized searches

It’s Friday, April 24. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER HIS MOTHER DIES IN BARRHAVEN HOMICIDE The Ottawa Police Service has charged a 30-year-old man with second-degree murder in the death of his 60-year-old mother and attempted murder after a relative in her 80s was injured. […]