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• Runner-up Women's PGA finish extends hot streak for golfer Brooke Henderson

  03-07-2017 23:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Golf, perhaps more than any other, is a streaky sport.
  Brooke Henderson is on a hot streak.
  In her past two tournaments, she has a win in the Meijer LPGA Classic and a solo second in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
  The numbers reflect her outstanding play lately. She jumped four spots in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings released Monday, to eighth from 12th — her highest ranking was second about a year ago — and she has banked $622,446
  
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• Despite weather and delays, organizers applaud Canada Day weekend

  03-07-2017 23:28
  
  Big weekend for Ottawa 2017 attracts right attention say organizers.
  
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• Spliff-sniffing sign in Gatineau doubles as candid camera

  03-07-2017 23:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A billboard that caught whiffs of weed, or whatever else people were smoking, served as a candid camera for patriotic puffers who took in Canada Day from the Quebec side.
  Prohibition, a seller of smoking goods, set up an electronic billboard on the banks of the Ottawa River opposite Parliament Hill showing a countdown to July 1, 2018.
  That’s when the Liberal government says it will provide “regulated and restricted” access to marijuana. 
  But the billboard also contained a
  
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• 'Being in the line was more fun for me': Teen high-fives his way to fun in long Canada Day line

  03-07-2017 23:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Long lines, rain and confusion marred Canada Day for some, but for Art Kaplan-Myrth, the hullabaloo downtown proved to be Saturday’s best attraction.
  The 17-year-old Ottawan ventured downtown with his parents, his 13-year-old brother and his camera.
  The family arrived early-ish, sometime before 10 a.m., he says.
  With lines already snaking around the Parliamentary precinct, Kaplan-Myrth knew they had time to kill.
  And so, apparently, did his brother Noam. Boredom paired with a high-energy a
  
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• Constable demoted for nine months for faking traffic warnings

  03-07-2017 23:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An Ottawa police officer has been demoted for nine months after pleading guilty to fabricating traffic warnings and creating false Ottawa police records in what continues of the force’s efforts to stamp out the practice of “ghost warnings.”
  Const. Frederick Thornborrow, a police officer since 2009, was demoted last week from first-class to second-class constable.
  Thornborrow pleaded guilty in May to two counts of discreditable conduct and one count of insubordination under the
  
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• Body of missing camper found near Maniwaki

  03-07-2017 22:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The body of a missing camper was found on Saturday in Sainte-Therese-de-la-Gatineau, approximately 130 kilometres north of Ottawa.
  Police were called to a campground in the area at around 1 p.m. on July 1 after 38-year-old Benoit Carreau was reported missing, said Marc Tessier, spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec in Outaouais.
  Emergency crews arrived on scene and located Carreau’s body. Police do not suspect foul play, however the investigation continu
  
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• NCC approves design for Canada Science and Technology Museum Park

  03-07-2017 22:30
  
  Museum leading capital campaign to raise $7 million to cover the cost of the park.
  
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• 'It's beautiful': One immigrant's Canadian journey to a land of snow and freedom

  03-07-2017 22:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Just weeks after arriving in Canada from India, Deepa Varghese saw snow for the very first time. 
  “I wanted to touch it, I wanted to eat it,” she recalls of that day in 2011. “We were travelling to Toronto and I asked Mathew to pull the car over on the highway, and I was taking some snow and eating it. I was super excited. It was just flurries that day, but after one or two days it stopped snowing, and when I looked out the window it was so beautiful and so white.”
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• Capital Pride says no to police in uniform in parade

  03-07-2017 21:34
  
  Group ask officers not working at the event not to show up in uniform.
  
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• NCC estimates shoreline flood damage will cost $3.4 million to repair

  03-07-2017 20:25
  
  Repairs may have an impact on other projects, board of directors hears
  
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• Today's letters: Canada 150 party plagued by poor planning

  03-07-2017 20:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Citizen letter writers have strong views about the preparation and security during Canada Day celebrations downtown. You can write to us too, at [email protected]  Our guidelines are here.
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  Canada Day an exercise in poor planning
  Our family with young children was excited to make the special trip from Toronto to Ottawa to experience Canada’s 150th birthday. As we got on the bus going downtown for Canada Day, you could feel the excitement.
  However, once we got off the bus
  
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• Yes, all that security on Canada Day was essential

  03-07-2017 20:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Canada Day 150 was a bit of a wash, if you consider the weather. Still, there was the usual display of facepaint maple leaves, Canada flag capes and T-shirts with Canada-themed logos. We may be a diffident people wearing our nationality with some hesitation on our sleeves, but when we do, as I have seen over five decades of Canada Day, we do it well.
  Or, mostly well. This year’s commemoration in Ottawa was seen as a washout by some, and not just because of the rain. A lot of comp
  
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• House Works: All about wood – prepping, staining, finishing

  03-07-2017 20:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Polyurethane Over Oil Stain?
  Q: Can I safely apply polyurethane to an indoor project that was coated with an oil-based stain?
  A: Sure you can. This is the situation where polyurethane is usually applied. As long as the oil stain is completely dry beforehand you’ll be fine. You can even apply water-based urethane over an oil-based stain.
  All this said, there’s more to getting smooth results than just brushing on several coats of polyurethane. If you do this and nothing else your resul
  
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• Milnes: Letting our Canada 150 freak flags fly — a family tradition

  03-07-2017 19:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Arthur Milnes and his wife, Alison, embarked upon a special project to mark Canada’s sesquicentennial year: A time capsule. But rather than filling it with things from around their home in Kingston, the pair have reached out far and wide to people, places and institutions around the globe with any connection to this country. The responses, from small towns to celebrities, has been overwhelming. This is the first in a series of columns by Arthur Milnes.
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  When I was growing up I loved
  
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• Thousands put the WE in Canada Day [Photos]

  03-07-2017 16:17
  
  On an evening of youth, exuberance and hope for the future, it was a moving recognition of the past that brought a stillness to the crowd of WE Day 2017 on Parliament Hill Sunday. “Now we begin on a new 150 years,” Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie told a hushed crowd of about 10,000.
  
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• Thinking of hitting the beach today? No swim advisories in for Moonies, Westboro, Petrie Island River. All others good for swim. #ottnews

  03-07-2017 15:46 via twitter.com
  Thinking of hitting the beach today? No swim advisories in for Moonies, Westboro, Petrie Island River. All others good for swim. #ottnews
  
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• Victim still critical after Sunday night shooting in southeast Ottawa

  03-07-2017 15:38
  
  The guns and gangs unit reports that a man was still in critical condition Monday morning as they investigate a shooting at a home on Meaghan Private in Hunt Club Park.Ottawa Paramedic Service said Sunday night that the shooting victim needed “aggressive resuscitation” after first responders were called at 8:46 p.m.Police said Sunday that one male
  
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• Body found on 417 near Limoges - 1310news.com/2017/07/03/bod… #ottnews https://t.co/b7E3WRIdx8

  03-07-2017 14:55 via twitter.com
  
  Body found on 417 near Limoges - 1310news.com/2017/07/03/bod… #ottnews https://t.co/b7E3WRIdx8
  
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• Finally, some sunshine for the first summer long weekend

  03-07-2017 14:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  After two waterlogged days, the sun has made an appearance for the final day of the long weekend.
  Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and cloud for Monday, with a high of 24 C and a UV of 8. That means there is a high risk of getting a sunburn, in case you’ve forgotten.
  Winds will be from the northwest at 20 km/h, gusting to 40. Expect Monday night to be partly cloudy with a low of around 12 C.
  There remains 30 per cent chance of showers Monday night, so it will be a while if we
  
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• Finally, some sunshine for the first summer long weekend [Video]

  03-07-2017 14:36
  
  After two waterlogged days, the sun has made an appearance for the final day of the long weekend.Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and cloud for Monday, with a high of 24 C and a UV of 8. That means there is a high risk of getting a sunburn, in case you’ve forgotten.
  
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• Man injured in South Keys shooting Sunday night - 1310news.com/2017/07/03/man… #ottnews https://t.co/w5wRaEj81B

  03-07-2017 13:32 via twitter.com
  
  Man injured in South Keys shooting Sunday night - 1310news.com/2017/07/03/man… #ottnews https://t.co/w5wRaEj81B
  
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• Concert review: Feist enchants despite rain at Ottawa Jazz Festival

  03-07-2017 13:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Feist
  Ottawa Jazz Festival, Confederation Park
  Reviewed Sunday
  The Ottawa Jazz Festival wrapped up Sunday with an enchanting performance by Canadian songstress Feist, despite a rainstorm that built in intensity along with the music.
  Things began innocently enough. The Polaris Prize-winning singer-songwriter is back in front of audiences this summer with her first album in six years. Entitled Pleasure, her fourth studio project is a raw and introspective exploration of loneliness, not exactly the
  
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• Man gunned down in southeast Ottawa

  03-07-2017 05:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  An unidentified man was shot Sunday night in a residence on Meaghan Private, near Hunt Club Road in the southern section of Ottawa.
  Ottawa Paramedic Service said in a tweet that the man was in critical condition after aggressive resuscitation by paramedics. The post also said paramedics received the call at 8:46 p.m., but referred the matter to Ottawa police for further information.
  The only posting from police as of Sunday evening said that one male was injured and that Meaghan Private was
  
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• Man gunned down in south part of Ottawa

  03-07-2017 04:23
  
  An unidentified man was shot Sunday night in a residence on Meaghan Private, near Hunt Club Road in the southern section of Ottawa. Ottawa Paramedic Service said in a tweet that the man was in critical condition after aggressive resuscitation by paramedics. The post also said paramedics received the call at 8:46 p.m.
  
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• Thousands put the WE in Canada Day

  03-07-2017 03:40
  
  On an evening of youth, exuberance and hope for the future, it was a moving recognition of the past that brought a stillness to the crowd of WE Day 2017 on Parliament Hill Sunday. “Now we begin on a new 150 years,” Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie told a hushed crowd of about 10,000.
  
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• Oh so close: Brooke Henderson second to Danielle Kang in Women's PGA

  03-07-2017 02:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Brooke Henderson nailed it.
  In the moments after her eagle putt on the 18th hole at Olympia Fields Country Club came up one roll short and she wound up one stroke behind Danielle Kang, Henderson summed up the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship perfectly.
  “Really, she won this,” said Henderson, whose 66 was the low round of the tournament on Sunday and showed her competitiveness whenever she gets near a trophy. “I was just trying to make it a little
  
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• Ottawa Champions lose to New Jersey Jackals despite fine pitching effort

  03-07-2017 02:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  Daniel Cordero pitched a complete game for the Ottawa Champions on Sunday, limiting the New Jersey Jackals to eight hits and two runs, and only one of those runs was earned.
  It still wasn’t enough to produce a victory for the Champions, who lost 2-1 to the Jackals in a Can-Am League baseball game at RCGT Park.
  Kuehl McEachern received credit for the victory as the first of three relievers for New Jersey starter David Richardson, who had allowed just one run to the Champions over 6 2/3 inni
  
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• Body found on side of Highway 417 near Limoges

  03-07-2017 01:39 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  A body was found Sunday on the side of westbound lanes of Highway 417 near the Rockdale Road interchange, about 30 kilometres east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said.
  Police closed the westbound lanes between the Limoges and Rockdale Road exits around 2:30 p.m. and investigators from the forensics, traffic collision and Russell County crime unit were summoned to the scene. 
  Police released no details about the victim and were unable to say how long motorists would be detoured around
  
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• Demolition opponents want to save Lester B. Pearson's pre-PM home

  03-07-2017 01:17
  
  Eliane Major remembers her brothers helping Lester B. Pearson push his car out of the snowy driveway of 231 Cobourg St. in the 1950s, when her family lived next door to the future prime minister.
  
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• Poutine or Putin? Seoulites discover the power of a Canadian favourite

  03-07-2017 00:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — When native South Koreans hear the word “poutine” for the first time, they usually think “Putin.” As in, Vladimir Putin. 
  So says Ellie Kim, the 33-year-old store owner of Oh! Poutine, a modest shop tucked along a narrow, winding street in Itaewon, Seoul’s most multicultural district. The streets of the so-called “global village” of Korea’s capital are packed with stores, restaurants and stalls housing the impor
  
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