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• Meet a key figure behind the Redblacks' return, Lansdowne's revitalization and LeBreton's future

  02-06-2017 23:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Peel back the layers of the multimillion-dollar real estate deals and you’ll find that Ottawa entrepreneur John Ruddy is a football man at heart.
  He had little choice. As a boy, John’s family lived a few doors away from Ottawa Rough Riders wide receiver and Hall of Famer Bobby Simpson. John’s own father, John Ruddy Sr., played professionally for the Ottawa Trojans in the 1940s, a halfback known to his teammates as “Johnny.” Partly because the son was so proud of his
  
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• Memorial golf tournament honours murder victim Brandon Volpi

  02-06-2017 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Danny Volpi, who lost his son to an act of heroism in 2014, hopes a golf tournament in Brandon’s honour will go a long way to helping others in the future.
  “He was helpful, he always helped the weak,” Volpi said.
  “This is why I want to do this to remember his name. He died as a hero.”
  Brandon Volpi, who attended St. Patrick’s High School, was slashed and fatally stabbed in front of Les Suites Hotel in downtown Ottawa on June 7, 2014, the night of his prom. He
  
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• Preview: Children of God musical tells story of Canada's residential schools

  02-06-2017 23:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  When Corey Paquette, a 30-year-old playwright of Oji-Cree heritage, was growing up in Northern Ontario, the subject of residential schools wasn’t talked about.
  But with his new play, Children of God, Paquette is ensuring the subject will not only be discussed but even be sung about.
  The groundbreaking musical, which incorporates indigenous language into its music, tells the story of residential schools from the perspective of one Oji-Cree family. It premiered in mid-May in Vancouver, where
  
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• Scoffield: Politics matters – Scheer, Lyme and softwood lumber

  02-06-2017 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It was an intense week of repudiation on Parliament Hill.
  U.S. President Donald Trump entrenched — with gusto, and to Canada’s consternation — his inward-looking approach to global affairs by stridently announcing his intention to pull out of the Paris accord to prevent climate change.
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard shattered the back-burner status of constitutional truce by launching national discussions meant to deal with his province’s long-standing concerns about b
  
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• Depth of Canadian talent likely to make roster decisions tough for Redblacks coaches

  02-06-2017 23:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Defensive co-ordinator Mark Nelson says the arrow is pointing up on the quality and depth of Canadian talent on the field for the Ottawa Redblacks.
  Case in point: Defensive end John Biewald, a local kid who made play after play during his Canadian Interuniversity Sport career with the Western Mustangs and is now looking great in a Canadian Football League environment.
  Said Nelson: “I like him. He just does everything right … he can do a lot of things. Guys like t
  
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• City hall blog: City preparing to unveil art for the Confederation Line

  02-06-2017 23:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  We’ll find out what the public art will look like on the Confederation Line LRT by the end of July.
  That’s the information in a letter this week from the city clerk and solicitor in response to an access to information request earlier this spring.
  Since we haven’t heard much about the art component on the LRT line, I thought it would be useful to see what’s up. I’m told there will be a public unveiling ceremony before the end of July, so the city doesn’t have
  
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• OPP to provide front-line officers with naloxone in face of opioid crisis 1310news.com/2017/06/02/opp…

  02-06-2017 22:58 via twitter.com
  OPP to provide front-line officers with naloxone in face of opioid crisis 1310news.com/2017/06/02/opp…
  
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• Ottawa Police membership votes overwhelmingly in favour of new contract #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/06/02/pro…

  02-06-2017 22:55 via twitter.com
  Ottawa Police membership votes overwhelmingly in favour of new contract #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/06/02/pro…
  
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• Editorial: Death shows a plan is needed, now, for asylum seekers

  02-06-2017 22:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  It was entirely predictable – not that it diminishes the tragedy – that someone was going to die trying to illegally make their way from the United States into Canada. 
  And so, a woman was found dead last week in a ditch near the Manitoba border. Mavis Otuteye, age 57, died of what the police believe was hypothermia; her body discovered a kilometre from the border between Minnesota and Manitoba, and authorities believe she was attempting to enter Canada. An official autopsy on O
  
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• City must spend millions more to maintain non-sexy assets

  02-06-2017 22:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The overall physical condition of the city’s $42-billion asset portfolio hasn’t changed over the past five years, but the city is still short huge amounts of money required to keep roads, pipes and buildings in decent shape.
  Politically, spending millions on repairing assets isn’t nearly as sexy as opening new recreation centres or libraries.
  Still, council needs to be mindful of keeping taxpayer-owned property up to snuff.
  While the city forecasts it will spend $125 million an
  
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• Receiver Tori Gurley happy to be with Redblacks after 2016 'mistake' with Bombers

  02-06-2017 22:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Tori Gurley, whose full first name is Norristorius, almost became an Ottawa Redblack after his shocking release from the Toronto Argonauts last season. Almost. And we’ll go back to the first name later.
  After talking contract with the Redblacks in October, Gurley figured the opportunity might be better for him with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a decision he now admits was a mistake.
  “It was a learning experience,” the 29-year-old receiver, who signed with Ottawa a month ago, said
  
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• City must spend millions more to maintain assets

  02-06-2017 22:46
  
  The overall physical condition of the city’s $42-billion asset portfolio hasn’t changed over the past five years, but the city is still short huge amounts of money required to keep roads, pipes and buildings in decent shape.Politically, spending millions on repairing assets isn’t nearly as sexy as opening new recreation centres or libraries.
  
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• The Gargoyle: Parliament Hill schmooze-fest has flacks and hacks in a tizzy

  02-06-2017 22:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  You know money in politics is a hot topic when it almost derails the pre-summer party schedule.
  Flaks and hacks will gather Saturday for this year’s press-gallery dinner, but its organizers have been losing sleep ever since someone made a last-minute call to the office of Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson.
  Since the 1870s, Hill journalists have invited parliamentarians and bureaucrats as “dates” for a boozy evening to work their sources.
  Employers generally pick up the $113 tick
  
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• They said it: This week in quotes

  02-06-2017 22:19
  
  The story in quotes: Here’s how the players saw news events this past weekI am building a modern, inclusive Ontario PC party — one where it doesn’t matter where you’re from, who you love, where you worship or how much money you make.— Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on May 28, punting Jack MacLaren from the PC caucus
  
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• Reevely: Provincial Tories' future at stake in Ottawa nomination fight: riding president

  02-06-2017 22:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives won’t convince the province’s voters the party deserves power unless they do something about the disastrous vote to decide who’ll carry their banner in Ottawa West-Nepean, according to the president of the riding association there.
  “If you cheat, and allow cheating, when choosing candidates, how can you possibly be trusted to run a government that has integrity?” Emma McLennan alleged in one of a pair of letters to the party
  
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• Reevely: Provincial Tories' future at stake in Ottawa nomination fight, riding president warns

  02-06-2017 22:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives won’t convince the province’s voters the party deserves power unless they do something about the disastrous vote to decide who’ll carry their banner in Ottawa West-Nepean, according to the president of the riding association there.
  “If you cheat, and allow cheating, when choosing candidates, how can you possibly be trusted to run a government that has integrity?” Emma McLennan alleged in one of a pair of letters to the party
  
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• City needs to spend millions more to maintain assets

  02-06-2017 22:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The overall physical condition of the city’s $42-billion asset portfolio hasn’t changed over the past five years, but the city is still short huge amounts of money required to keep roads, pipes and buildings in decent shape.
  Politically, spending millions on repairing assets isn’t nearly as sexy as opening new recreation centres or libraries.
  Still, council needs to be mindful of keeping taxpayer-owned property up to snuff.
  While the city forecasts it will spend $125 million an
  
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• Minto Field turf replacement bid would bleed $1.96M city parkland fund

  02-06-2017 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The only bid for a rip-and-replace turf job at Minto Field would put a huge dent in a city fund reserved for parks which could serve residents across Ottawa.
  As of April 30, which is the most recent tally available, the citywide cash-in-lieu of parkland account has about $1.96 million available, after other spending commitments are taken into consideration.
  The city received one bid to replace the artificial turf at Minto Field. Centaur Products quoted a price of $1,178,330 before tax.
  
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• Robots, Ride for Dad and the revolution in prostate surgery

  02-06-2017 21:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There’s a foot-long incision on Terry Cairns’ stomach, a reminder of his prostate cancer surgery in 2001.
  “Even though it’s healed, my surgery still shows, “ said 66-year-old Cairns, who on Saturday will join as many as 2,000 other motorcyclists for the annual Ottawa Telus Ride for Dad.
  If Cairns had been diagnosed today, he said he would consider the robotic  da Vinci surgery system at the Ottawa Hospital to be his top choice.
  “It was actually a five-hou
  
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• Looking for something to do this weekend? @Bartcormier has your full list of #ottawa events next on the… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Looking for something to do this weekend? @Bartcormier has your full list of #ottawa events next on the… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Parenting Tips with @shiffer next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. https://t.co/fSseMuDVT6

  02-06-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Parenting Tips with @shiffer next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. https://t.co/fSseMuDVT6
  
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• Good dogs, paramedics and more: Our picks for Doors Open Ottawa

  02-06-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Penny Bowden woke up one morning when she was 43 and realized she could no longer see. 
  “It’s quite frightening when you’ve had your sight your whole life,” said Bowden, who lives in Ottawa.
  Bowden, now 52, was diagnosed with Stargardt’s retinal dystrophy, which rapidly progressed. She became legally blind in both eyes within a year. Bowden said there is no cure or treatment for Stargardt’s, a disorder that causes progressive damage to the centre of the e
  
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• Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. We review @WonderWomanFilm with @cfl_fan #movies https://t.co/8DkKc9Tk1c

  02-06-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. We review @WonderWomanFilm with @cfl_fan #movies https://t.co/8DkKc9Tk1c
  
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• Minto Field bid would bleed $1.96M city parkland fund

  02-06-2017 19:53
  
  The only bid for a rip-and-replace turf job at Minto Field would put a huge dent in a city fund reserved for parks which could serve residents across Ottawa.
  
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• Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show a look at Canada day Festivities with @@CdnHeritage #Canada150 https://t.co/ZDnUpdXJI6

  02-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  
  Next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show a look at Canada day Festivities with @@CdnHeritage#Canada150 https://t.co/ZDnUpdXJI6
  
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• Coming up next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. @SandySharkey on the #ImWithTheBand campaign. https://t.co/yE3owzA1FS

  02-06-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Coming up next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show. @SandySharkey on the#ImWithTheBand campaign. https://t.co/yE3owzA1FS
  
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• The Sault turns Blue...coming up next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, @brownbarrie discusses last night's by-election https://t.co/JqY25EFCiI

  02-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  
  The Sault turns Blue...coming up next on the @MeehanCarolAnne show, @brownbarrie discusses last night's by-election https://t.co/JqY25EFCiI
  
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• Help wish Jonathan Pitre a Happy Birthday!

  02-06-2017 18:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Jonathan Pitre turns 17 today and the Twitterverse has been full of birthday wishes.
  Pitre is receiving treatment at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. 
  Pitre, who received a stem cell transplant from his mom, Tina, has shown signs of remarkable physical recovery during the past week. Although his breathing remains laboured, his kidney, liver and gastrointestinal problems have all improved. What’s more, the wounds inflicted by his blistering skin disease, e
  
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• Crowley: Minimum wage hike will harm vulnerable workers

  02-06-2017 18:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  My very first job – other than delivering newspapers – was as a busboy at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Vancouver’s Gastown. The hourly minimum wage was $1.50.
  Had someone asked me then if the government should force the restaurant to pay me more, I would have been all for it. After all, who among us believes we get paid enough for what we do?
  But what I learned later in life is that the price of things (including the price of an hour of my labour, which is what wages are) is no
  
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• Today's letters: Writers say 'non!' to official bilingualism in Ottawa

  02-06-2017 18:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Heck no we shouldn’t have official bilingualism in the city of Ottawa, declare our letter writers. Meanwhile, several others discuss terrorism, in the wake of Manchester.Got thoughts? Write to us at [email protected]
  Wrong strategy to improve bilingualism
  Re: Ottawa MPP’s private language bill wouldn’t make city hall more bilingual, June 1
  The City of Ottawa provides service in French, short of being “officially bilingual,” with all the problems that creates
  
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• Coming up next on the #POWERlunch @OttawaMission Shirley Roy & @james_ogrady join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 17:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up next on the #POWERlunch@OttawaMission Shirley Roy & @james_ogradyjoin @_MarkSutcliffe in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Still ahead: @BarryDavis_ joins @_MarkSutcliffe with all your @BlueJays news: bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/CAFIt4onci

  02-06-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead:@BarryDavis_ joins @_MarkSutcliffe with all your @BlueJays news: bit.ly/1ppeuDa https://t.co/CAFIt4onci
  
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• Four-vehicle crash on Highway 417 at Parkdale exit cleared

  02-06-2017 17:42
  
  A late Friday morning collision between four vehicles on Highway 417 near the Parkdale exit has been cleared.OPP confirmed the crash happened around 11 a.m. between a dump truck and three cars, forcing two lanes to close temporarily while the vehicles were removed.No injuries were reported.
  
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• Gormley: We shouldn't have foreign contributions in Canadian elections

  02-06-2017 17:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Sen. Linda Frum has put forth a private member’s bill to ban third parties from accepting foreign contributions for Canadian election-related activities, and it is clear that at least one of three conditions would need to be satisfied if a politician wanted to oppose the principle of the thing: If Canada hadn’t established the voting regulations that it has in fact established; if Canada’s democracy hadn’t evolved to the point that it has in fact evolved; and, i
  
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• In defence of the giant duck..... @davidreevely joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 17:28 via twitter.com
  In defence of the giant duck.....@davidreevely joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• TRAFFIC:: 2 Lanes closed. Collision involves 3 cars & dump truck. #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…

  02-06-2017 17:15 via twitter.com
  TRAFFIC::2 Lanes closed. Collision involves 3 cars & dump truck. #ottnews #otttraffic twitter.com/OPP_COMM_ER/st…
  
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• Why does the government continue to discriminate against kids?

  02-06-2017 17:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Readers of the 1907 edition of the Evening Citizen read about “startling death rolls” among the children in residential schools, revealed by Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce.
  The death rates were 25 per cent per year rising to close to 50 per cent over three years. Dr. Bryce said the deaths could be prevented if Ottawa provided equitable health care to “Indians” and implemented other reforms, such as improving ventilation and decreasing over-crowding at schools.
  The Government o
  
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• #Trudeau says governments must find a lasting solution to #opioid epidemic: bit.ly/2s1xqo7 #cdnpoli… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  #Trudeau says governments must find a lasting solution to #opioid epidemic: bit.ly/2s1xqo7 #cdnpoli… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Still ahead: Jeff Hunt joins @_MarkSutcliffe with a preview of @REDBLACKS season: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  Still ahead:Jeff Hunt joins @_MarkSutcliffe with a preview of @REDBLACKS season: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Coming up: @cmaconthehill joins @_MarkSutcliffe with a look back at the week in #cdnpoli: Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 16:14 via twitter.com
  Coming up: @cmaconthehill joins @_MarkSutcliffe with a look back at the week in #cdnpoli:Listen:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• WATCH LIVE: bit.ly/1ldOZJF twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  02-06-2017 15:49 via twitter.com
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• NEXT @SandraKiss1053 live in studio with @_MarkSutcliffe for #SANDRAP: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  NEXT@SandraKiss1053 live in studio with @_MarkSutcliffe for #SANDRAP: bit.ly/1ppeuDa… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Coming up at 10: Agree with the salary for a first-class Ottawa police constable rising to $100,417?… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 15:42 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10: Agree with the salary for a first-class Ottawa police constable rising to $100,417?… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• NOW 'We must remain vigilant' @AllisonHanes on growing up in #KarlaHomolka's stalking ground… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 15:34 via twitter.com
  NOW 'We must remain vigilant'@AllisonHanes on growing up in #KarlaHomolka's stalking ground… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Coming up NEXT: @OPA_President joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE to discuss the proposed contract: LISTEN:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 15:19 via twitter.com
  Coming up NEXT: @OPA_President joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE to discuss the proposed contract: LISTEN:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Police locate missing 15-year-old

  02-06-2017 15:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa police have located a teenager who was reported missing on Thursday night.
  The police thank the public for their assistance.
  
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• On Air Now #OttawaToday is live with your host @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogerstv22 bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 15:02 via twitter.com
  On Air Now#OttawaToday is live with your host @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogerstv22bit.ly/1uwtdOs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• After coldest May since 2008, first June weekend starts downright chilly

  02-06-2017 14:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  All week, the promise of a dry, sunny Saturday beckoned.
  But after the coldest May in almost a decade, the first weekend of June isn’t looking so hot in Environment Canada’s latest forecast. 
  The weather agency is now predicting clouds and a 30 percent chance of showers for Saturday morning then a mix of sun and cloud and a high of just 19 C.
  It will feel balmy after a downright chilly Friday, though.
  The forecast is for mainly cloudy skies with a high of 14 C and
  
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• Ottawa weather: First weekend of June suspiciously similar to May [Video]

  02-06-2017 14:18
  
  All week, the promise of a dry, sunny Saturday beckoned. But after the coldest May in almost a decade, the first weekend of June isn't looking so hot in Environment Canada's latest forecast. The weather agency is now predicting clouds and a 30 percent chance of showers for Saturday morning.
  
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• Bonnie Raitt charms NAC audience

  02-06-2017 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Like most touring artists, blues legend Bonnie Raitt has a recent album to promote – the excellent Dig In Deep – but she did a lot more than flaunt a batch of new songs during a wonderful concert at the National Arts Centre on Thursday.
  The red-haired singer/guitarist not only paid tribute to her influences, from Little Feat to John Lee Hooker, and rolled out her biggest hits, including Something to Talk About and Thing Called Love, but also celebrated her love of Afropop, dedicating
  
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