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• Puddles and patriotism mark Canada 150 celebration

  01-07-2017 23:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There was rain and there was royalty — both real royals and rock royals — as Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday for a birthday party like no other.
  Though an overnight downpour turned the lawns to lakes, Canadians by the tens of thousands braved lengthy security lines to express their love for their country.
  Or, in some cases, to claim their ancestral territory and remind the country that 150 years is just a blink of an eye for First Nations people.
  “Let’s not
  
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• The other Canada Day: Communities celebrate away from the Hill [Photos]

  01-07-2017 23:27
  
  So vast were the crowds converging onParliament Hill Saturday that you could beforgiven for thinking it was the only place aroundcelebrating the country’s 150th anniversary.
  
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• Partiers don't let a little (or a lot) of rain ruin their day [Photos]

  01-07-2017 23:27
  
  Canadians are a hardy folk, have been for 150years now. And counting.So the Canada Daycelebrants weren’t about to let a little (OK, a lot)of rain dampen their enthusiasm on Saturday.
  
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• The other Canada Day: Communities celebrate away from the Hill

  01-07-2017 23:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  So vast were the crowds converging on Parliament Hill Saturday that you could be forgiven for thinking it was the only place around celebrating the country’s 150th anniversary.
  But, in fact, there were many Canada 150 gathering scattered throughout the perimeter, each offering slightly different variations on the theme.
  Some, such as the early afternoon, family-oriented affair organized by the Beacon Hill Community Association stressed the convenience of celebrating without having to ventu
  
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• Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the Senators, stepping away from the game - Ottawa Citizen

  01-07-2017 22:04 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Daniel Alfredsson salutes the crowd after skating with the Ottawa Senators one last time in Ottawa on Thursday December 4, 2014. Errol McGihon / QMI Agency. Share Adjust Comment Print. Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the Ottawa Senators organization, ...
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• Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the Senators, stepping away from the game

  01-07-2017 21:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the Ottawa Senators organization, Postmedia has learned.
  No further details are known at this time.
  Alfredsson, who is widely regarded as the best player to wear Ottawa colours, has been serving as the team’s senior adviser of hockey operations for the past two years.
  He retired after playing the 2013-14 season with the Detroit Red Wings and had his Senators jersey No. 11 raised to the Canadian Tire Centre rafters last December.
  “After two enjoyable
  
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• Thunderstorm watch issued for the capital

  01-07-2017 21:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Environment Canada has issued a thunderstorm watch for the capital, as well as many other municipalities.
  The agency says the storms are expected from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The watch extends as far as Cornwall to the south and Pembroke to the north.
  “The main threats are wind gusts to 90 kilometres per hour and heavy downpours of 50 millimetres or more per hour,” the agency says in a release.
  The strong winds can cause building damage, down trees and “blow large vehicles off t
  
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• Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the #Ottawa @Senators organization: sprtsnt.ca/2ubEfla #NHL #Ottnews https://t.co/R6euvRb25g

  01-07-2017 21:36 via twitter.com
  
  Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the #Ottawa @Senators organization: sprtsnt.ca/2ubEfla #NHL #Ottnews https://t.co/R6euvRb25g
  
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• Bus delays, route changes cause Canada Day commuter chaos - CBC.ca

  01-07-2017 21:23 via cbc.ca
  
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  Bus delays, route changes cause Canada Day commuter chaos
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  People standing in line to enter Parliament Hill weren't the only ones in Ottawa left waiting on Canada Day, with thousands of people across the city standing in wet puddles for buses that either drove past them filled to the brim or didn't show up at all.and more »
  
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• Ottawa accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2005 slaying

  01-07-2017 20:00
  
  An Ottawa man pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter Friday finally bring to an end the 12-year-old case of the murder of Brian Fudge, who died as a result of a New Year’s Eve bar brawl over who should be served first. Charlie Manasseri, 55, one of the two accused in the 2005 death of Fudge at Le Skratch bar on Merivale Road.
  
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• Ottawa accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2005 slaying - Ottawa Citizen

  01-07-2017 19:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Charlie Manasseri pleaded guilty to manslaughter Friday in the death of Brian Fudge in 2005. File photo / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. An Ottawa man pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter Friday finally bring to an end the ...and more »
  
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• Photos: A soggy Canada Day in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  01-07-2017 19:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Photos: A soggy Canada Day in Ottawa
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  People didn't let the weather stop them from heading out to celebrate Canada Day in Barrhaven at Clark Fields Saturday July 1, 2017. L-R eight-year-old Madeline Nieuwoudt, eight-year-old Jack Duncan and six-year-old Ben Nieuwoudt were all smiles as ...and more »
  
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• Take note if you were planning on celebrating in #Stittsville twitter.com/ottawacity/sta…

  01-07-2017 18:58 via twitter.com
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• Good information to keep in mind. #CANADADAY150 #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaParamedi…

  01-07-2017 18:53 via twitter.com
  Good information to keep in mind. #CANADADAY150#ottnews twitter.com/OttawaParamedi…
  
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• All the @BlueJays action right now on @1310NEWS twitter.com/BlueJays/statu…

  01-07-2017 18:31 via twitter.com
  All the @BlueJays action right nowon @1310NEWS twitter.com/BlueJays/statu…
  
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• Canada 150: Partiers don't let a little (or a lot) of rain ruin their day

  01-07-2017 18:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Canadians are a hardy folk, have been for 150 years now. And counting.
  So the Canada Day celebrants weren’t about to let a little (OK, a lot) of rain dampen their enthusiasm on Saturday.
  Ray Paquette, 87, of Ottawa never misses a Canada Day. Blair Crawford, Postmedia
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  With a chest full of medals and his blue United Nations beret, Ray Paquette of Ottawa says he never misses a Canada Day celebration.
  Paquette, 87, was one of about 200 Canadians who served with the UN in Vietnam i
  
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• Ottawa Senators close to signing Nate Thompson

  01-07-2017 18:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Senators are expected to buy on the free agent market when the clock strikes noon.
  The Senators are close to signing unrestricted free agent centre Nate Thompson, who spent last season with the Anaheim Ducks. The two year deal is believed to be worth $1.65 million per-season.
  The 32-year-old Thompson played for coach Guy Boucher in Tampa and will fill a spot on the fourth-line left vacant by the departure of veteran Chris Kelly.
  The Senators are still trying to sign winger Viktor Stal
  
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• Prince Charles, Camilla celebrate Canada 150 in Ottawa - CTV News

  01-07-2017 17:45 via ctvnews.ca
  
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  Prince Charles, Camilla celebrate Canada 150 in Ottawa
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  OTTAWA -- The newly invested Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada showered the country and its people with praise Saturday as Prince Charles helped to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation -- and to bid farewell to Gov. Gen.
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• Partiers don't let a little (or a lot) of rain ruin their day

  01-07-2017 17:41
  
  Canadians are a hardy folk, have been for 150 years now. And counting.So the Canada Day celebrants weren’t about to let a little (OK, a lot) of rain dampen their enthusiasm on Saturday.
  
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• Sources: Nate Thompson signs with Ottawa - Stanley Cup of Chowder

  01-07-2017 17:33 via stanleycupofchowder.com
  
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  Sources: Nate Thompson signs with Ottawa
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  While the league continues to trend towards speed and skill, the Ottawa Senators made an add for physicality and size. Hearing that expected deal for Nate Thompson to Ottawa Senators is a 2 year deal at $1.65M AAV. #TSN. — Aaron Ward ...
  
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• Defence Watch takes a break – back writing July 10

  01-07-2017 17:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  I’m off for holidays….back writing July 10, thanks Dave Pugliese
  
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• From far and wide: urban campers pitch tents in Ottawa for Canada Day - CBC.ca

  01-07-2017 16:46 via cbc.ca
  
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  From far and wide: urban campers pitch tents in Ottawa for Canada Day
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  The people at Ottawa's urban campgrounds came from far and wide across Canada — whether on a cross-country road trip or a special trip just to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Campers arrived Thursday and Friday at four locations across ...
  Canada 150 celebrations bring long lines in OttawaGlobalnews.ca
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• Update: Showers have arrived, but Canada Day events to continue unless there's lightning

  01-07-2017 16:32
  
  Well, Canada Day dawned wet, with showers, at times heavy, pounding down in the Capital Region.
  
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• The meaning of reconciliation: 'We're not anywhere near that word called forward. We're not even on the first syllable'

  01-07-2017 15:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous people has been an underlying theme of Canada’s year-long 150 celebrations.
  “You can only do this in a relationship, and my new friends, who are First Nations, Inuit and Métis, have changed my understanding of what it means to be Canadian,” Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett said last December at a sunrise ceremony in St. John’s, N.L., to launch the initiative.
  Some say reconciliation has the po
  
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• On human rights, Canada is still a work in progress

  01-07-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There is no place on Earth like Canada – the land of the free. Canada is perfect for anyone seeking a life of relative tranquility, peace, freedom, equality and opportunity. That’s why more people immigrate to Canada – 250,000 per year approximately – than almost anywhere else on the planet. Canada is the second-largest land mass on the planet, blessed with plenty of water and magnificent lakes, rivers and mountains. Its people are resilient given the harsh winters, yet c
  
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• History of Muslims in Canada reminds us all of who we are

  01-07-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  There’s nothing like a birthday to inspire introspection.
  For Canadian Muslims, the opportunity to commemorate and celebrate our history since pre-Confederation comes at a critical juncture. Those who hold bigoted and racist views have become more vocal – emboldened by populist politics that can fuel fear of the “other” and engender the disillusioned to turn against minority communities. If ever there was a time to fully acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of var
  
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• Deachman: After 150 Capital 'freaks', here's what I've learned about Ottawa

  01-07-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  “NEXT TIME I HAVE TO READ S— LIKE THIS I WILL QUIT MY SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CITIZEN THAT I’VE HAD SINCE 1960 – ENOUGH ABOUT DEACHMAN AND HIS FREAKS.”— An anonymous Citizen reader.Performance evaluation reports, good and bad, come from all quarters in this business, and much more readily from readers since the advent of such conveniences as email and website comment boards. This particular plaudit, however, came the old-fashioned way, and you have to admire the m
  
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• Happy Canada Day to you @JimWatsonOttawa - so many great events planned for #Canada150 #ottnews twitter.com/JimWatsonOttaw…

  01-07-2017 13:36 via twitter.com
  Happy Canada Day to you @JimWatsonOttawa - so many great events planned for #Canada150 #ottnews twitter.com/JimWatsonOttaw…
  
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• Police officers asked not to wear their uniforms in Ottawa Pride parade #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/07/01/pol…

  01-07-2017 13:13 via twitter.com
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• Capital Facts: The beginnings of Ottawa

  01-07-2017 13:09 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.
  Philemon Wright founded one of the Ottawa-Gatineau area’s first permanent settlements in the early 1800s by the Chaudière Falls and called it Wrightsville, now known as Hull. Though a farmer at heart, Wright and his family made their fortune as lumber barons, s
  
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• Ringing in 150: How an Ottawa church whose bell rang out on July 1, 1867, is today part of the New Canada - Ottawa Citizen

  01-07-2017 13:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  
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  Ringing in 150: How an Ottawa church whose bell rang out on July 1, 1867, is today part of the New Canada
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  The bell at Christ Church Cathedral at the west end of Sparks Street rang out on the first ever Dominion Day, on July 1, 1867. Randy Boswell. Share Adjust Comment Print. The clanging sound of unbridled rejoicing rang across Ottawa the moment the ...and more »
  
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• Ringing in 150: How an Ottawa church whose bell rang out on July 1, 1867, is today part of the New Canada

  01-07-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The clanging sound of unbridled rejoicing rang across Ottawa the moment the Dominion of Canada came into being at midnight on July 1, 1867. And one of the very bells that joined in that chorus 150 years ago today, pealing its welcome to Confederation, still tolls in the heart of the 21st century capital.
  But the old church bell resonates with new meaning now. It rings out a weekly call to prayers that are led by both men and women of the cloth. It invites same-sex spouses into a where place they
  
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• Capital Voices: 'We live in different times now'

  01-07-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  As part of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been out in search of Ottawans — 150 of them — to learn their stories. Saturday’s story marks No. 150 in the series.
  “I’m from Gatineau now, but I come from Vanier. I remember coming here in 1967. We had visitors from out west. My father was from Calgary and his relatives were coming from there to visit Ottawa. It was the 100th birthday, so it was very special. My co
  
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• 150 years ago today: Photo captures a capital that no longer exists

  01-07-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Citizen asked Randy Boswell, a longtime Ottawa journalist and Carleton University professor, to reconstruct life in the capital on the day Canada was born. The history specialist dug into archives and old newspapers, unearthing a series of long-overlooked stories that shed fresh light on Confederation’s first 24 hours and some of the people whose lives were touched by the events of that landmark day 150 years ago.  
   
  Here’s one thing we can say with reasonable certaint
  
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• Here is a list or road closures for #Canada150 - @OC_Transpo is free today! #ottnews bit.ly/2trtVYw https://t.co/mSmLFrVyL2

  01-07-2017 12:53 via twitter.com
  
  Here is a list or road closures for #Canada150 - @OC_Transpo is free today! #ottnewsbit.ly/2trtVYw https://t.co/mSmLFrVyL2
  
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• What we think: Canadian opinions have undergone a 'revolution' in 50 years, study finds

  01-07-2017 12:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A study that compares Canadian attitudes today to those held 50 years ago suggests our country is less patriarchal, less religious and vastly more tolerant of gay people, intermarriage — and tight pants.
  Yet Canadians celebrating the country’s centennial in 1967 also displayed more optimism than those marking this year’s sesquicentennial. 
  “It’s interesting to recollect what the country was like at the centennial and compare it to where things are today: t
  
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• Jedwab: Canada has improved a great deal since 1967

  01-07-2017 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Looking back at Canada’s centennial year in 1967, many of the country’s baby boomers may feel a bit warm and fuzzy. That summer was highlighted by Montreal’s World’s Fair/Expo 67; some 50 million people from around the world visited.
  Although only eight years old at the time, I vividly recall the monorail and some of the incredible pavilions from so many far off places that seemed to put the world at our doorstep (my favorite was the Bell Telephone pavilion with the remar
  
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• Happy Canada Day! Expect a muggy, wet day as we celebrate #Canada150 #ottnews bit.ly/2urlPw8 https://t.co/ed7nl6p2xM

  01-07-2017 11:25 via twitter.com
  
  Happy Canada Day! Expect a muggy, wet day as we celebrate #Canada150 #ottnews bit.ly/2urlPw8 https://t.co/ed7nl6p2xM
  
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• Jazzfest Review: Charles Bradley brings the heat, blows the clouds away

  01-07-2017 05:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
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  Charles Bradley blew the rain clouds away and likely left behind a few scorch marks on stage during a stirring soul revue at the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.
  The 68-year-old Bradley was in fine form Friday, less than a year removed from a stomach cancer diagnosis that forced him to cancel a lengthy tour to undergo treatment.
  He barely missed a step since his rousing appearances in years past on Ottawa festival stages,
  
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• Pre-Canada Day revellers get taste of high security, PM makes appearance

  01-07-2017 04:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Pre-Canada Day revellers got a sneak peek of what to expect on July 1, along with a surprise visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau who made an appearance on Parliament Hill.
  With mist and dark clouds looming over the horizon, thousands of visitors descended on downtown Friday. Before they were allowed to make their way to the outdoor main stage where pre-show sound checks were being held, every visitor had to pass through the white security tent on
  
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• Indigenous group organizer released after arrest on Parliament Hill

  01-07-2017 04:42
  
  One of the organizers of the indigenous ceremonies taking place on Parliament Hill was arrested and later released on Friday for breaching a trespassing notice that was issued on Wednesday. Organizers have identified the man as Matt Cicero, who was one of nine people detained by the RCMP on Wednesday. Cicero’s release was confirmed.
  
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• 17 great reasons to love Ottawa - Ottawa Sun

  01-07-2017 04:16 via ottawasun.com
  
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  Canada's the best country on Earth. And on the 150th birthday of Confederation it's time to admit Ottawa is among the world's best cities, too. Here, for 2017, are 17 things to love about the capital, several suggested by Sun staffers: 1. Parliament ...
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• Brooke Henderson tied for eighth midway through Women's PGA Championship

  01-07-2017 04:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILL. — The eagle putt on the the 18th hole at Olympia Fields curled up to the hole and fell in, the biggest of many crucial putts off Brooke Henderson’s hot putter in the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, setting her up for a strong defence of her title on the weekend.
  After she started on the 10th tee Friday, the eagle just before the turn sparked the 19-year-old from Smiths Falls to a 2-under-par 69 and gave her a 5-under total of 137 through
  
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• Deer: Why the Parliament Hill teepee matters for reconciliation

  01-07-2017 03:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A colleague told me this week that anniversaries are meant to reflect on the good and the bad.
  With that in mind, there’s much for Canadians, and Indigenous people alike, to reflect on amid celebrations of the 150th anniversary of confederation, especially when it comes to the country’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples.
  We can start with the action of Parliament Hill security and police on Wednesday evening when a group of Indigenous people and supporters wanted to erect a teepee
  
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• Pride doesn't want police uniforms in parade, but chief says they'll have the choice

  01-07-2017 02:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Ottawa police will not have a float or a vehicle in the Capital Pride parade this year, but those from the force participating will have the choice to wear their uniforms — against the wishes of Pride organizers.
  To ensure all are welcome in the parade, including LGBTQ2 youth, and radicalized and indigenous people, police officers were asked, in a statement from Capital Pride’s board of directors, to “reserve their uniforms and vehicles for official work duties only this year.&
  
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• Ottawa's John Kelly to miss the cut in U.S. Senior Open

  01-07-2017 02:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A long day on the golf course Friday will leave Ottawa’s John Kelly on the outside of the cut-line in the U.S. Senior Men’s Open golf championship at Peabody, Mass.
  Kelly, 57, shot a 12-over-par 82 for a two-day total of 157. That was going to be well over the 141 or better required to rank in the top 60 and ties and to qualify for the final two rounds.
  The cut was not finalized Friday because inclement weather delayed completion of the second round until Friday morning.
  Kelly, from
  
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• Same time next half century: Youngsters who last met in 1967 are reunited in 2017

  01-07-2017 02:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Sleep did not come early or easily to Oopik Nakashook last Friday evening, as anxiety about her planned lunch the following day with Judy Hill and Hill’s family continued to gnaw at her.
  The whole week had been like this, since the two agreed to meet Saturday at Dunn’s Famous Deli in the ByWard Market. What was she going to say when they met? What would she ask first? Her husband, Pitse Naulaq, told her not to worry, but that was impossible. At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, she texted Judy:
  
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• Capital wishlist: Daniel Alfredsson says Ottawa can become a beacon on the world stage

  01-07-2017 02:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  To mark the 150th birthday of Confederation, we asked local residents from a variety of backgrounds to share their wishes for the future of the capital and the country. Today: Daniel Alfredsson.
  I have been fortunate enough in my life to visit and live in many different cities and I know that Ottawa is an incredible community. My personal wishes for the future of our city? That Ottawa becomes not only one of Canada’s best cities, but one of the world’s greatest communities.
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• List of RCAF aircraft flybys for Canada Day by region or province

  01-07-2017 01:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  
   The Royal Canadian Air Force will conduct flybys across the country as part of several Canada Day celebrations. These will be carried out July 1 by aircraft from RCAF Wings throughout Canada, and will be done at various times throughout the day.
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  Flybys will take place in communities in:
  Athabasca          Two CF-188 Hornets    
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• Senators still trying to keep forward Viktor Stalberg

  01-07-2017 01:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The Ottawa Senators are trying to keep their team together.
  In the case of forward Viktor Stalberg, it may go down to the wire.
  With free agents set to hit the market Saturday at noon, talks between Senators general manager Pierre Dorion and Stalberg’s agent, Wade Arnott, were continuing.
  Acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes at the trade deadline in exchange for a third-round draft pick, Stalberg, 31, who made $1.5 million last season, was a good fit with the Senators. He has interest fro
  
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