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• NHL has PK, but Ottawa sport families rely on BK [Video]

  10-06-2017 23:49
  
  Walk through the door of BK Sports Repair and an old goalie mask stares you down from its perch on the wall. The proprietor of BK Sports, Bob Kelly, often jokes to his right-hand man, Mathieu Groulx, about the mask: “Jacques Plante gave me that – and if someone wants it, it will cost them $1 million.”
  
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• Update: Ottawa police locate missing 28-year-old man

  10-06-2017 23:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police said early Saturday evening they had found Keith McGibbon, 28, in good health.
  The Ottawa man had been missing since Friday, and police had asked for the public’s help to find him.
  It had been thought that MacGibbon could be somewhere in the rural areas west of the city, toward Arnprior. On Saturday, police did not release any details about where he had been located. 
  
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• Liberals suggest they are ready to change course on interim fighter jet or is Sajjan bluffing?

  10-06-2017 23:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Liberal government seems to be ready to change course on the interim fighter jet replacement program.
  Last week Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Canada was still in discussions with the U.S. government over the purchase of Boeing Super Hornets as an interim fighter jet. This was despite the government’s anger and disappointment with Boeing who has filed a complaint about Bombardier.
  Steven MacKinnon, parliamentary secretary to Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote, als
  
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• The NHL has PK, but Ottawa sport families rely on BK

  10-06-2017 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Walk through the door of BK Sports Repair and an old goalie mask stares you down from its perch on the wall.
  The proprietor of BK Sports, Bob Kelly, often jokes to his right-hand man, Mathieu Groulx, about the mask: “Jacques Plante gave me that – and if someone wants it, it will cost them $1 million.”
  The true story of the mask is compelling enough. Kelly, a goaltender in his 20s at the time, bought it in the 1960s after his first mask shattered upon greeting a fired puck.
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• Sikhs march on Hill to commemorate Golden Temple attack

  10-06-2017 22:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A crowd of around 200 Sikhs gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday to commemorate the 1984 attack on Sikhdom’s holiest temple by the Indian government and demand a referendum held that could see the establishment of a Sikh state in the Punjab state in northern India.
  The crowd arrived on the West lawn of Parliament Hill around 1 p.m.
  Several busses shuttled in most of the Sikh’s with many coming from as far away as Brampton. Those in attendance carried signs stating “Long Live Kh
  
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• Steve Mnuchin seeks to ease trade concerns in Ottawa visit - Macleans.ca

  10-06-2017 22:51
  
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  Steve Mnuchin seeks to ease trade concerns in Ottawa visit
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  United States Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, right, welcomes his first foreign counterpart, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau, to the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Panetta.
  U.S. treasury secretary 'couldn't be happier' with Ottawa visit, even ...CBC.ca
  US tax reform coming this year, Mnuchin says during Ottawa visitThe Globe and Mail
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• Brace yourselves: Weather office issues season's first heat warning

  10-06-2017 22:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Environment Canada has issued the first heat warning of the year for Ottawa on Sunday.
  According to the federal weather watcher, temperatures are expected to soar to near 31 C on both Sunday and Monday.
  The agency is still forecasting the possibility of showers on both days, with thunderstorms a possibility on Sunday.
  Evenings will bring some relief, but temperatures are expected to remain in the 20s overnight.
  Environment Canada is warning seniors and small children to be particularly aware of
  
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• Environment Canada issues heat warning for Ottawa-Gatineau ... - CBC.ca

  10-06-2017 22:34
  
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  Environment Canada issues heat warning for Ottawa-Gatineau ...
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  It may still officially be spring, but Environment Canada is warning people around the national capital region to prepare for decidedly summery weather over the ...and more »
  
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• Brace yourselves: Weather office issues season's first heat warning - Ottawa Citizen

  10-06-2017 22:10
  
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  Brace yourselves: Weather office issues season's first heat warning
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  The beaches aren't officially open for swimming but there's no stopping you from sunbathing. Bob Tymczyszyn / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Environment Canada has issued the first heat warning of the year for Ottawa on Sunday. According to the ...
  
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• Ottawa bat-fan pays tribute to Adam West - CBC.ca

  10-06-2017 21:55
  
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  Ottawa bat-fan pays tribute to Adam West
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  As Adam West fans were reeling Saturday morning about the death of the television icon, there is one Batman aficionado in Ottawa who was particularly touched by the sudden loss. Aaron Reynolds heard about the death of West as fans turned to his Twitter ...
  Adam West, 1960s Batman, has diedOttawa Citizen
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• F-35 flights at U.S. air base temporarily stopped because of oxygen system problems

  10-06-2017 21:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The U.S. Air Force on Friday temporarily stopped flying F-35 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. The move was in response to a series of incidents in which pilots reported symptoms of hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, the Associated Press reported.
  U.S. Air Force spokesman Capt. Mark Graff told AP that the temporary halt followed five separate in-flight incidents since May 2. AP, citing Graff, noted that in each case, the airplane’s backup oxygen system worked as designed and the
  
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• Ottawa police seek missing man, 29

  10-06-2017 20:02
  
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Keith McGibbon, 29, of Ottawa who has been missing since Friday.
  
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• Ottawa police seek missing man, 29 - Ottawa Sun

  10-06-2017 19:59
  
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  Ottawa police seek missing man, 29
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  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Keith McGibbon, 28, of Ottawa who has been missing since Friday. MacGibbon may be somewhere in the rural areas west of the city, towards Arnprior. He is described as Caucasian, six feet tall ...
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• Ottawa police seek missing man, 28

  10-06-2017 19:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating Keith McGibbon, 28, of Ottawa who has been missing since Friday.
  MacGibbon may be somewhere in the rural areas west of the city, towards Arnprior.
  He is described as Caucasian, six feet tall, about 185 pounds with an athletic build, light brown hair and unshaven reddish facial hair.
  He was last seen wearing plaid shorts, a T-shirt and running shoes.
  He may be driving an orange BMW X12 with Ontario licence plate BWYM 912.
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• Sun shines bright for Ottawa-Gatineau ALS fundraiser walk

  10-06-2017 19:41
  
  Thousands of participants enjoyed perfect weather Saturday for the five kilometres Walk for ALS in support of people and families living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.Participants of all ages set out from the War Museum on Vimy Place at 11 a.m., headed west towards the Rémic Rapids area.
  
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• Police asking for help to find Keith McGibbon, 28, missing since yesterday #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/06/10/pol… https://t.co/qYlq01ohDO

  10-06-2017 19:06 via twitter.com
  
  Police asking for help to find Keith McGibbon, 28, missing since yesterday #ottnews1310news.com/2017/06/10/pol… https://t.co/qYlq01ohDO
  
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• All crew aboard distressed ships in transatlantic race safe 1310news.com/2017/06/10/cre…

  10-06-2017 18:18 via twitter.com
  All crew aboard distressed ships in transatlantic race safe 1310news.com/2017/06/10/cre…
  
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• Adam West, Batman actor, dies at 88 1310news.com/2017/06/10/ada… https://t.co/04A8cBbT26

  10-06-2017 18:17 via twitter.com
  
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• Adam West, 1960s Batman, has died

  10-06-2017 18:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Actor Adam West, who played Batman in the campy 1960s television series, has passed away at the age of 88 after a short battle with leukemia, according to his family.
  A major star in the ’60s, West appeared in films such as Geronimo, The Outlaws Is Coming and Robinson Crusoe on Mars. He has voiced himself in The Fairly Odd Parent, The Simpsons and Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. Most recently, he voiced the mayor of Quahog — named Adam West — in Family Guy.
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• BREAKING Adam West, star of the 1960's Batman series, has died at the age of 88 after a battle with leukemia

  10-06-2017 17:47 via twitter.com
  BREAKING Adam West, star of the 1960's Batman series, has died at the age of 88 after a battle with leukemia
  
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• Liam Maguire's Ultimate Hockey Show starts now. Listen live here. player.1310news.com https://t.co/GGovErOAT9

  10-06-2017 17:06 via twitter.com
  
  Liam Maguire's Ultimate Hockey Show starts now.Listen live here. player.1310news.com https://t.co/GGovErOAT9
  
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• Missing 21-year-old Ottawa man located

  10-06-2017 16:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Police Service advises that Kyle Reid, 21, of Ottawa has been located and wishes to thank the public for their assistance in this matter.
  
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• Summer has landed (but watch for showers)

  10-06-2017 16:26
  
  Please don't be alarmed. Those are indeed blue skies you see Saturday.And yes, it was short-sleeves temperatures early Saturday.Not to jinx anything, but summer looks to have arrived.Saturday's high is forecast to be about 27 C, 32 when factoring in the humidex, with a UV index of 9, or very high. Winds are expected to be gusty.
  
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• London Bridge attacker tried to rent larger truck, carnage could have been worse 1310news.com/2017/06/10/lon… https://t.co/zdHqjwjAkc

  10-06-2017 15:31 via twitter.com
  
  London Bridge attacker tried to rent larger truck, carnage could have been worse 1310news.com/2017/06/10/lon… https://t.co/zdHqjwjAkc
  
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• Unfortunately you didn't win last night's $15M Lotto Max jackpot 1310news.com/2017/06/10/no-…

  10-06-2017 15:15 via twitter.com
  Unfortunately you didn't win last night's $15M Lotto Max jackpot1310news.com/2017/06/10/no-…
  
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• Sam Panopoulos, inventor of Hawaiian pizza, dead at 83 1310news.com/2017/06/10/sam… https://t.co/tSG4vHBFRY

  10-06-2017 14:14 via twitter.com
  
  Sam Panopoulos, inventor of Hawaiian pizza, dead at 83 1310news.com/2017/06/10/sam… https://t.co/tSG4vHBFRY
  
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• ICYMI: Security being stepped up as half a million people expected to descend on Ottawa for the Canada Day weekend 1310news.com/2017/06/09/sec…

  10-06-2017 14:08 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Security being stepped up as half a million people expected to descend on Ottawa for the Canada Day weekend 1310news.com/2017/06/09/sec…
  
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• Capital Voices: 'It just sucks that the city is going that way'

  10-06-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In anticipation of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been out in search of Ottawans — 150 of them — to learn their stories of life and death, hope and love, the uncommon and the everyday. We’ll share one person’s story every day until Canada Day.
  “I want to talk about the shooting that happened on Dalhousie last weekend, where one of my close friends was shot dead — Terrence Phillips — and another friend
  
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• Capital Facts: 'The most celebrated society wedding ever to take place in Ottawa'

  10-06-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, the Citizen is rolling out one fact each day for 150 days until July 1, highlighting the odd, the fascinating and the important bits of Ottawa history you might not know about.
  Lois Frances Booth, granddaughter of famed Ottawa lumberman J.R. Booth, married Prince Erik of Denmark in 1924 in what one author called “the most celebrated society wedding ever to take place in Ottawa” to that point in its history. J.R., who shunned publicity,
  
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• Ottawa a no-goat zone for woman's weed-control venture - CBC.ca

  10-06-2017 11:31
  
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  Ottawa a no-goat zone for woman's weed-control venture
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  An entrepreneur is locking horns with Ottawa city hall over her unorthodox approach to controlling invasive plants. Amber McCoy came up with her business idea as she was struggling with an invasion of wild parsnip, a noxious weed that can leave serious ...
  
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• Neon Dreams return to Ottawa to play Glowfair's main stage Friday

  10-06-2017 06:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Adrian Morris, the drummer for the Halifax electronic pop band Neon Dreams, kids that his band’s name is tailor-made for its gig next week at Glowfair.
  “We planned it out since we started the band. We knew (our band’s name) would match with Glowfair,” said Morris, 23, with a laugh.
  Glowfair is one of the biggest attractions at the fourth annual edition of the all-day, free-admission, downtown street festival, which is expected to draw tens of thousands to 10 blocks of Ban
  
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• Police want help to locate missing 21-year-old Ottawa man

  10-06-2017 04:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police are looking for help to locate 21-year-old Kyle Reid of Ottawa. 
  Reid was last seen at work on Friday around noon.
  He is described as a white male, medium build, with blue eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt withe the number 17 one the back, black shorts and sandals.
  Anyone who knows where Reid is was encouraged to contact Ottawa police dispatch at 613-230-6211.
  If you have information that could assist investigators, please contact the east crimi
  
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• Ottawa Champions get rocked again by Quebec Capitales

  10-06-2017 04:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Champions scored three runs in the top of the first inning and another run in the top of the ninth.
  It still wasn’t enough against the host Quebec Capitales in a Can-Am League baseball game on Friday night.
  The Capitales scored four in the bottom of the first, two in the bottom of the second and two more in the bottom of the sixth on the way to an 8-4 victory against the visiting Champions, who fell to 6-15 overall for the season. Quebec is 14-6.
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• Ottawa man charged with impersonating dentist wins bail

  10-06-2017 03:42
  
  An Ottawa man is in custody for allegedly posing as a dentist, although police can only confirm he has worked as a dental assistant at two Ottawa clinics.Police received a call from the National Dental Examining Board of Canada that someone was attempting to take dental exams on May 27-28 with falsified credentials.
  
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• Canadian Alena Sharp tied for lead midway through LPGA Tour event in Ontario

  10-06-2017 02:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Alena Sharp was greeted by enthusiastic applause as she approached the 18th green at Whistle Bear Golf Club on Friday. Why wouldn’t she be?
  The Hamilton native battled through a headache and a penalty stroke to take a share of the tournament lead at 12 under par after two rounds of the Manulife LPGA Classic.
  Sharp shot a 6-under 66 at the 6,613-yard, par-72 rolling course to put her into a tie with world No. 4 Lexi Thompson (65) of the United States and South Korean
  
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• Fury FC ready, finally rested for USL matchup with Harrisburg City

  10-06-2017 01:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Finally, after playing out a hectic portion of its schedule with five games in 16 days, Ottawa Fury FC has been able to take a deep breath and move on with its United Soccer League schedule.
  In the first 65 days of the season, Fury FC averaged a match every 4 1/2 days, and then there’s the impact of travel. Now, though, Fury FC comes off a five-day break for a Saturday night home match against the Harrisburg City Islanders, which is on a seven-game winless skid.
  “It’s a tough s
  
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• MacDougall: No matter how much Trudeau and Liberals yammer on, they can't solve Trump

  10-06-2017 01:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Having been a teacher, Justin Trudeau knows that when a student has little to say they take twice as long to say it, hoping verbosity will cover their lack of substance.
  Politicians are the same. And so it is for Trudeau’s government, which, short of significant legislative successes, has been speaking at considerable length this week about its views, values and plans.
  We’ve had the prime minister and his environment minister up on climate change, the global affairs minister up to ta
  
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• Security being stepped up, roads closed in the downtown over the Canada Day weekend #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/06/09/sec…

  10-06-2017 00:17 via twitter.com
  Security being stepped up, roads closed in the downtown over the Canada Day weekend #ottnews1310news.com/2017/06/09/sec…
  
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