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• Senators pleased as they leave Windy City at end of NHL draft

  24-06-2017 23:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  CHICAGO — Like everybody else, Ottawa Senators representatives wore wide smiles as they packed their bags and left their table at the National Hockey League draft on Saturday.
  The mission was to restock the shelves with prospects and, though they won’t find out for five years if they were indeed successful, initial reactions suggested the Senators were pretty pleased.
  After taking centre Shane Bowers No. 28 in Round 1 on Friday night, they picked winger Norm Formenton from London of
  
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• Senators say they'd like to keep Dion Phaneuf, but other NHL teams are still calling

  24-06-2017 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  CHICAGO — Dion Phaneuf is still with the Ottawa Senators, but there’s no guarantee that will be the case next season.
  While the veteran defenceman hadn’t been dealt by the time the National Hockey League amateur draft wrapped up Saturday, Senators general manager Pierre Dorion confirmed other teams had been calling about Phaneuf after he refused to waive the “no-move” clause in his contract, which would have allowed Ottawa to expose him in the expansion draft for th
  
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• Refs vs. Redblacks? Nobody was perfect in season opener

  24-06-2017 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A couple of hours after Friday night’s game, football fans wearing Ottawa Redblacks colours at packed bars around TD Place were still rip-roaring mad at what they described as “brutal” officiating.
  Some Redblacks players certainly felt the same way.
  A 31-31 double-overtime tie in the Canadian Football League season-opener and Grey Cup rematch with the Calgary Stampeders stung. It should have been better for the Redblacks. While players thought their team got a raw deal, they we
  
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• Ontario man, 62, found dead at Rockfest music festival in Montebello

  24-06-2017 22:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 62-year-old Ontario man was found dead outside the gates of the Rockfest music festival in Montebello on Saturday.
  It was the first death in the festival’s 12-year history.
  Sgt. Daniel Thibaudeau of the Sûreté du Québec said passersby found the man at about 11 a.m. on the sidewalk on Milles Fleurs Street in the small tourist town about 100 kilometres east of Ottawa.
  “The man was unconscious and they attempted to resuscitate him, without success,” Thibaudea
  
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• Ministry of Labour investigates after chemical mishap at Amberwood golf

  24-06-2017 21:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ontario Ministry of Labour has begun an investigation into a chemical mishap Friday night at Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club sent five to hospital.
  The five, ranging in age from 17 to 39, were sent taken in as a precautionary measure for treatment of respiratory inflammation after breathing the fumes that resulted in the accidental mixing of chlorine and an unspecified chemical in the area of the Stittsville golf course’s pool.
  The injuries were not considered life-threatening.
  
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• Royal swans return to mark 50 years in Ottawa, but still cooped up in temporary winter digs

  24-06-2017 20:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Crown swans returned to the Rideau River on Saturday during a jolly event marking the 50th anniversary of the regal gift, while the city endures a royal headache trying to find permanent winter lodging for the birds.
  The swans arrived from their temporary winter home at Parc Safari in Hemmingford, Que., south of Montreal, to the riverbank, where Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Diane Deans opened the crates and reintroduced the birds to the wild.
  By November, the royal swans will be collected and
  
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• Construction worker suffers head injury in Booth Street fall

  24-06-2017 19:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A 57-year-old worker suffered head injuries after a one-storey fall from a site on Booth Street Saturday, paramedics say.
  Emergency crews were called to the site shortly after noon.
  Paramedics hailed the efforts of passersby who assisted the injured man while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
  He was taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. 
  
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• Canada's top soldier to issue directive encouraging Pride participation 1310news.com/2017/06/24/can…

  24-06-2017 17:16 via twitter.com
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• Hundreds evacuated from London towers as fire fallout widens 1310news.com/2017/06/24/225…

  24-06-2017 17:12 via twitter.com
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• Capital beaches open, but rain on the way for busy weekend

  24-06-2017 16:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Saturday dawned cool and sunny for one of the capital’s busiest weekends this year, with everything from a Teddy Bears picnic to a raucous electronic dance music festival at Lansdowne.
  For the first time all of the city’s beaches were open, with lifeguards in attendance. Gatineau beaches are also open.Swimming: Britannia, Mooney's, Westboro, Petrie East Bay and Petrie River Beaches #OttNews More info:https://t.co/UHMxdNFQXj
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• Green flags at all five Ottawa beaches today. This is the first time Petrie Island River Beaches have opened for th… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  24-06-2017 16:21 via twitter.com
  Green flags at all five Ottawa beaches today. This is the first time Petrie Island River Beaches have opened for th… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Five people were taken to hospital after being exposed to a noxious gas at the @amberwoodgolf last night #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/06/24/fiv…

  24-06-2017 16:07 via twitter.com
  Five people were taken to hospital after being exposed to a noxious gas at the @amberwoodgolf last night #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/06/24/fiv…
  
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• Amberwood golf club reopens after five sent to hospital for minor lung burns from noxious gas

  24-06-2017 16:06
  
  Five people were transported to hospital after up to 13 people were exposed to a mixture of chlorine and an unknown acid at the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club on Friday night. None of the injuries were immediately considered to be life-threatening, Ottawa paramedics tweeted.
  
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• Parent company of Tweed plans major expansions to get ready for recreational pot market

  24-06-2017 15:08
  
  The company that owns the Tweed plant in Smiths Falls has ambitious expansion plans as it races to get ready for the introduction of legal recreational marijuana in Canada.Canopy Growth Corp. is already the world’s largest medical marijuana company, and it’s about to get bigger.The company will open growing operations in Edmonton and Fredericton
  
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• Several hospitalized after chemical exposure at Ottawa-area golf club - CTV News

  24-06-2017 13:45 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Several hospitalized after chemical exposure at Ottawa-area golf club
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  OTTAWA -- Several people were taken to hospital after officials say they were apparently exposed to a toxic mix of chlorine and an unknown acid at an Ottawa-area golf and country club. The incident occurred Friday evening at the Amberwood Village club ...and more »
  
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• Capital Facts: The reason for the Star of David on one Sandy Hill home

  24-06-2017 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.
  On a three-storey home on Stewart Street in Sandy Hill, there’s a house with a large Star of David set in white stucco. The home, built in the early 20th century by Oscar Petigorsky, a Russian-born Jewish immigrant, is close by the University of Ottawa.
  The reason for
  
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• Parent company of Tweed Marijuana plans major expansions

  24-06-2017 12:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The company that owns the Tweed plant in Smiths Falls has ambitious expansion plans as it races to get ready for the introduction of legal recreational marijuana in Canada.
  Canopy Growth Corp. is already the world’s largest medical marijuana company, and it’s about to get bigger.
  The company will open growing operations in Edmonton and Fredericton, expanding its reach into five provinces, Canopy was to announce Saturday.
  Canopy’s goal is to operate facilities across Canada, say
  
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• Drone captures unique view of Ottawa's iconic landmarks - CBC.ca

  24-06-2017 12:02 via cbc.ca
  
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  Drone captures unique view of Ottawa's iconic landmarks
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  They're some of Ottawa's — and Canada's — most iconic landmarks like you've never seen before. In May, a CBC crew got special access to Parliament Hill and nearby monuments including the Supreme Court of Canada, where they used a drone to shoot ...
  Tight Canada 150 security will mean long lineups in OttawaThe Globe and Mail
  U2's Bono, The Edge coming to Parliament Hill on Canada DayCTV News
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• Jazzfest review: Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan carried on deep musical conversations

  24-06-2017 06:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Bill Frisell and Thomas MorganTD Ottawa Jazz FestivalReviewed Friday
  “You’re my hero, Bill!” a super-fan called out in the NAC Theatre Friday night, before guitarist Bill Frisell had even played a note.
  After that opening heckle, there was a pause. Then Frisell went to his announcing mike and said one of the two sentences he would say during his concert.
  “Thomas is my hero,” Frisell, referring the bassist Thomas Morgan, his musical collaborator for the evening. (For
  
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• Jazzfest review: Serena Ryder shows her roots, rocks new tunes

  24-06-2017 06:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Serena Ryder TD Ottawa Jazz FestivalReviewed Friday
  Serena Ryder demonstrated the evolution of her artistry during a thoroughly enjoyable main-stage performance at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival on Friday.
  The singer-songwriter who grew up outside Peterborough not only showed off her star power as a vocalist and bandleader but also reached back to her formative years during a down-to-earth acoustic segment on the Confederation Park stage.
  “It’s so weird to have a set list and a ban
  
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• Redblacks and Stampeders settle for tie in wild CFL season opener

  24-06-2017 05:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Redblacks 31, Stampeders 31 (OT)
  In a Grey Cup rematch Friday night at TD Place, the loudest noise of the night was directed at the officials: boos plus chants of “Ref, you suck” and ‘bulls–t.”
  In a 31-31 tie between the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders in the regular-season opener for both teams at TD Place, a call late in the second quarter first got the boobirds going, and there was much more to follow. Calgary’s Kamar Jorden leaned into the end-zone
  
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• Injury bug again bites William Powell, but Redblacks still need him

  24-06-2017 05:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Redblacks managed to win the Grey Cup last November without a running back at least one of us predicted would be the Canadian Football League’s most outstanding player award winner in 2016.
  They should have an much improved offence if that guy, Texas-born 29-year-old William Powell, can stay healthy.
  Powell, who missed all last season after injuring an Achilles tendon in the very first pre-season game, scored the Redblacks first TD in their season opener against the Calgary Stam
  
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• Redblacks and Stampeders settle for tie in wild CFL season opener - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2017 05:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Redblacks and Stampeders settle for tie in wild CFL season opener
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  Redblacks defensive backs Imoan Claiborne, right, and Antoine Pruneau foil a pass into the end-zone for Stampeders receiver DaVaris Daniels during the first half of Friday's contest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang ORG XMIT: JDT101 Justin Tang, ...
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  Overtime again for REDBLACKS and Stamps, ends in 31-31 tieOttawa REDBLACKSall 9 news arti
  
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• Concert review: Red Hot Chili Peppers set 13,000 fists a-pumping at Canadian Tire Centre

  24-06-2017 04:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Red Hot Chili PeppersCanadian Tire CentreFriday
  One song into the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at the Canadian Tire Centre Friday night, front man Anthony Kiedis gave a little insight into how the band has spent its time in the year that’s passed since their last Ottawa show.
  “I know for sure that life is beautiful around the world,” sang Kiedis on Around the World. He would know.
  The Chili Peppers, of course, played one of the more memorable shows in Bluesfest’s recent
  
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• Senators take centre Shane Bowers with first-round pick in NHL draft

  24-06-2017 04:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  CHICAGO — It was worth the wait for Shane Bowers as he pulled a Ottawa Senators jersey.
  The 6-2 centre, who was born in Halifax, had a lot of family on hand at the United Center on Friday night as the Senators made the 28th-overall pick in the first round of the National Hockey League draft.
  “You get a little antsy when you sitting up there and start thinking about where you might go,” Bowers said with a wide smile. “Once you hear your named called, it’s surreal and
  
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• Senators take centre Shane Bowers with first-round pick in NHL draft - Ottawa Citizen

  24-06-2017 04:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Senators take centre Shane Bowers with first-round pick in NHL draft
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  Shane Bowers, the Senators' first-round pick in this year's draft, is heading to U.S. college hockey ranks this fall. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Jonathan Daniel / Getty. Share Adjust Comment Print. CHICAGO — It was worth the wait for Shane Bowers as ...
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  2017 NHL Draft: Ottawa Senators Pick Shane Bowers #28 Overal
  
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• Five sent to hospital after exposure to chlorine-acid mix at Amberwood golf club

  24-06-2017 03:46
  
  Five people were transported to hospital after up to 13 people were exposed to a mixture of chlorine and an unknown acid at the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club on Friday night. None of the injuries were immediately considered to be life-threatening, Ottawa paramedics tweeted.
  
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• Fire at Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex extinguished

  24-06-2017 03:24
  
  Ottawa Fire Services was called to the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex in Orléans at 7:23 p.m. on Friday after reports of heavy smoke coming from the building. Upon arrival, fire crews discovered a working fire that originated from a light ballast, which is part of a florescent light bulb, a news release stated. The building was evacuated.
  
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• What's with U2 at Canada 150 bash? [Photos]

  24-06-2017 01:51
  
  It’s so stereotypical Canadian that we’dhand our big stage over to non-Canadianperformers on Canada’s 150th birthdaycelebration on Parliament Hill.
  
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• Ex-Redblack Damaso Munoz clears it up: He was ready to retire

  24-06-2017 01:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Back on Valentine’s Day, Ottawa Redblacks general manager Marcel Desjardins announced that he had signed linebacker Khalil Bass and released Damaso Munoz, one of its key players in the 39-33 Grey Cup triumph against the Calgary Stampeders in late November.
  Redblacks fans wondered why.
  It turns out that Munoz, 30, had decided he was stepping away from the Canadian Football League.
  “I’m done,” Munoz said Friday over the phone from Miami. “It was kind of my decision. I
  
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• All that jazz and much more happening in Ottawa this weekend - CBC.ca

  24-06-2017 01:38 via cbc.ca
  
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  All that jazz and much more happening in Ottawa this weekend
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  Ottawa's music festival season is well underway and this weekend offers music under the stars and above a stable, plus the wisdom of trees. All that Jazz. Open your mind, your ears, and heart and dive deep into the multitude of offerings at this year's ...and more »
  
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• #BREAKING The New Jersey Devils have selected Nico Hischier with the No. 1 pick at the# NHLdraft

  24-06-2017 01:31 via twitter.com
  #BREAKINGThe New Jersey Devils have selected Nico Hischier with the No. 1 pick at the# NHLdraft
  
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• No problem for Senators to play waiting game at amateur draft

  24-06-2017 01:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  CHICAGO — Better late than never.
  If the Ottawa Senators hadn’t taken such a deep ride into the National Hockey League post-season, they wouldn’t have been forced to play the role of spectators until the No. 28 pick in the draft rolled around Friday night at the United Center.
  Those teams that had terrible regular seasons were rewarded for their failure by making their selections at the top, while the Senators, after reaching the Eastern Conference final this past spring, sat i
  
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• Navy transferring main battery from HMCS Victoria to HMCS Chicoutimi

  24-06-2017 00:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Royal Canadian Navy has confirmed an earlier Defence Watch article that the main battery is being removed from HMCS Victoria and transferred to HMCS Chicoutimi. Chicoutimi has been experiencing battery problems, which resulted in the sub having to return to port in mid-May.
  “HMCS Chicoutimi is currently removing her main battery and replacing it with HMCS Victoria’s battery as a result of performance issues noted while operating off the coast,” LCdr John Nethercott stated i
  
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• Senators confident they'll find a good fit for someone to play beside Erik Karlsson

  24-06-2017 00:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  CHICAGO — Wanted: A defensive partner for Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson.
  Pierre Dorion won’t be placing an ad to try to find somebody to take Marc Methot’s spot beside Karlsson next season, but the Senators’ general manager will study all options in trying to find a replacement after Methot was claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League expansion draft.
  With trade talk heating up before Round 1 of the NHL entry draft Friday night at the Unit
  
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