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• Senators captain Karlsson and Currey get married in Ottawa

  05-08-2017 23:43 via ottawacitizen.com
  Erik Karlsson is officially off the free agent market.
  After a nine-month engagement, the Ottawa Senators’ captain married Ottawa’s Melinda Currey downtown in the nation’s capital late Saturday afternoon.
  The couple were seen leaving the The Westin in separate limos at about 4:45 p.m. under heavy rain showers. From there, it was on to the National Gallery of Canada.
  Former Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and Karlsson’s brother, Pelle, were part of the wedding part
  
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• Smoky stovetop fire prompts evacuation of Gatineau apartment building

  05-08-2017 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  An investigation is underway after a smoky stovetop fire prompted the evacuation of an 11-storey apartment building in Gatineau on Saturday.
  Firefighters were called to the building at about noon after several callers reported heavy smoke visible from a sixth floor apartment.
  First responders helped about 50 people leave the building while commencing an attack on the fire.
  The blaze was under control about 25 minutes later.
  Most of the residents were able to return to their apartments. There wer
  
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• HMCS Charlottetown to deploy Tuesday in support of NATO mission

  05-08-2017 20:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  A departure ceremony for Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown will be held Tuesday morning in Halifax. The ship will join Standing NATO Maritime Forces (SNMF) in the North and Mediterranean Seas, according to the Royal Canadian Navy.
  The ship`s deployment is in support of the military activities undertaken by Canadian Forces to support NATO reassurance operations for Central and Eastern Europe.
   
  
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• Indigenous film and arts festival showcases stories from home and abroad

  05-08-2017 17:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Asinabka Film and Media Arts FestivalWhat: festival of Indigenous film, art and musicWhen: Aug. 9 to 13Where: venues across OttawaFestival pass: $30, available at venuesInfo: asinabkafestival.org.
  About six years ago, Howard Adler and Christopher Wong stumbled upon a Bollywood film festival at Library and Archives Canada as they were coming back from Victoria Island where they practiced Objibwe language every Sunday. It got them thinking — there weren’t any Indigenous film festi
  
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• Things to do around Ottawa this weekend

  05-08-2017 17:01
  
  It’s the long weekend, and the weather forecast isn’t too terrible. It’s time to bust out and enjoy some of the capital city at its best, with a smattering of Canada 150 to make things even better. Here are some suggestions for things to see and do: Ottawa International BuskerfestAugust 3 – 7, Sparks StreetInfo: ottawabuskerfestival.com Sparks Stree
  
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• Things to do around Ottawa this long weekend - Ottawa Citizen

  05-08-2017 16:34
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  Things to do around Ottawa this long weekend
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  Mat Ricardo, the Gentleman Juggler, performs on Sparks St. as part of the 2017 Ottawa Buskerfest Friday, August 4, 2017 Darren Brown / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. It's the long weekend, and the weather forecast isn't too terrible. It's time ...
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• Things to do around Ottawa this long weekend

  05-08-2017 16:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s the long weekend, and the weather forecast isn’t too terrible. It’s time to bust out and enjoy some of the capital city at its best, with a smattering of Canada 150 to make things even better. Here are some suggestions for things to see and do:
  Ottawa International Buskerfest
  Aug. 3 – 7, Sparks Street
  Info: ottawabuskerfestival.com
  Sparks Street is transformed into a promenade of street performers, with fire-breathers, contortionists, acrobats and comedy. Featuring a
  
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• Bronson crosswalk nearing completion after cyclist death five years ago - 1310news.com/2017/08/05/bro… #ottnews https://t.co/H7Ua9TKFZ4

  05-08-2017 16:12 via twitter.com
  
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• The Ottawa Senators are Quietly Rebranding - Silver Seven

  05-08-2017 16:06
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  The Ottawa Senators are Quietly Rebranding
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  Although nothing official has been announced, recent activity seems to suggest that the Ottawa Senators, after ten years of sticking with the 3D Senturion, are slowly making the full-time shift to the Heritage O. The logo, first introduced as a ...
  
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• Weather drama abates, showers and cool temps in forecast

  05-08-2017 16:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  The good news is the edge of your seats excitement, with tornado watches and other madness in the area, is over.
  The bad news is the first day of Col. By’s weekend is looking dampish, with a mix of sun and cloud and a 60-per-cent chance of showers.
  There is a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon, with winds gusting between 20 km/h and 40 km/h through the day.
  The high is expected to be a coolish 22 C, with next to no humidity. The UV index is expected to hit 7, or high.
  If you’re
  
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• 15 stories: The man who survived Canada's worst avalanche

  05-08-2017 15:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Late on the evening of March 4, 1910, an avalanche cut loose from a mountain face in Rogers Pass, burying a large work crew labouring to clear an earlier slide from the Canadian Pacific Railway’s main line, then the nation’s principal highway. Only one man would emerge from under the snow of Canada’s worst avalanche. This is one of 15 Canadian stories we present as part the Citizen’s Canada 150 coverage.
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  To railwayman Bill LaChance, the worst avalanche in Canadia
  
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• Local events slated throughout long weekend - 1310news.com/2017/08/05/loc… #ottnews https://t.co/h1ITUIx3mS

  05-08-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  
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• It was another loss for the Redblacks last night - 1310news.com/2017/08/05/ano… #ottnews https://t.co/Os0H08SKre

  05-08-2017 15:17 via twitter.com
  
  It was another loss for the Redblacks last night - 1310news.com/2017/08/05/ano… #ottnews https://t.co/Os0H08SKre
  
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• Ottawa weather forecast calls for more showers but less humidity - CBC.ca

  05-08-2017 14:08
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  Ottawa weather forecast calls for more showers but less humidity
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  The weather might get a little stormy again today, but it will be a lot cooler and less humid than Friday. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 22 C with a mix of sun and cloud and a 60 per cent chance of showers. The humidex will make it feel ...
  
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• Today's letters: Public art, spiders, inmates and Trump - Ottawa Citizen

  05-08-2017 14:00
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  Today's letters: Public art, spiders, inmates and Trump
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  Kumo, the spider from La Machine, perches atop Notre Dame Cathedral, looking down on Maman the spider in front of the National Gallery. Jean Levac. Share Adjust Comment Print. Public art can inspire real pride. Re: Public art has its place – if we do ...
  
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• Today's letters: Public art, spiders, inmates and Trump

  05-08-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Public art can inspire real pride
  Re: Public art has its place – if we do it correctly, Aug. 2.
  Bravo, Mr. Denley! My husband and I long ago made the deliberate decision to settle in Ottawa and we always loved its commitment to green space and access to beautiful museums, galleries, art centres and other outstanding institutions. Now our city has invested in a rapid-transit system that is a standard in modern cities and I sincerely hope it will be embraced and expand quickly to our su
  
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• Safe-injection site praises new Inner City program for opioid addicts

  05-08-2017 13:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  News that an Ottawa group is moving to start an opioid-substitution program — a form of supervised-injection project — for city addicts is being applauded by another harm-reduction group that says it wants to follow suit.
  Meanwhile, city police and the local city councillor say they need to find out more about the new program before commenting on it.
  Ottawa Inner City Health is a not-for-profit group that receives some provincial funding. It told the Citizen this week it wants to hav
  
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• Porter customers complain airline plagued by cancellations - CBC.ca

  05-08-2017 11:01
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  Porter customers complain airline plagued by cancellations
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  Some Porter Airlines customers say they are having difficulty trusting the carrier with their travel plans after a series of last-minute flight cancellations over the month of July. Quincy Korte-King said her flights from Ottawa to Toronto and Toronto ...
  
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• WWE's reigning heavyweight champion, Jinder Mahal, has a maple leaf-themed secret

  05-08-2017 05:24
  
  Like most wrestling superstars, the WWE's newest heavyweight champion isn't exactly the man he's portrayed to be on television. Dubbed the "Modern Day Maharaja," Jinder Mahal, who is said to carry the hopes and dreams of 1.3 billion people in India on his shoulders, is, in fact, a proud Canadian.
  
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• Blue Bombers drop Redblacks on final-play field goal

  05-08-2017 04:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Blue Bombers 33, Redblacks 30
  This one is going to hurt as much as any of their other four losses this season. Maybe more. 
  It was same old story, same old song and dance for the Ottawa Redblacks, who dropped an agonizing 33-30 decision to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at TD Place stadium on Friday night. They have five losses for the season (1-5-1) by a total of 13 points. 
  The Canadian Football League game was decided by a final-play 34-yard field goal by Justin Medlock, who booted six f
  
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• Air Transat submits reply to transportation agency's inquiry

  05-08-2017 04:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Air Transat has answered the Canada Transportation Agency’s call to submit a reply to its inquiry into two international flights that were forced to spend hours parked on the Ottawa International Airport tarmac on Monday. 
  “The CTA will now review Air Transat’s submission and determine the next steps of the inquiry process. We will let you know in the coming days if the submission can be shared,” read an email from an agency spokesperson
  
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• Jeff Avery and Russ Jackson to be given CFL alumni award

  05-08-2017 03:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Former Ottawa Rough Riders Russ Jackson and Jeff Avery have been named co-winners of the CFL 2017 Alumni Man of the Year Award. Presentations will be made at the Canadian Football League Legends Luncheon during the Grey Cup Festival in November.
  Past winners include: Wade Miller, Paul Robson, Sam Etcheverry, Bayne Norrie, Norm Fieldgate, Don Durno, George Reed, Carm Carteri, Lui Passaglia, Michael “Pinball” Clemons and Pete Martin.
  Jeff Avery
  Avery played seven seasons
  
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• Rowing teams power Ontario to Canada Summer Games medal harvest

  05-08-2017 02:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  For 80 days in St. Catharines, the Ontario men’s eight with coxswain rowing team worked towards one goal: excellence in the Canada Summer Games.
  When they shifted to Kenora, Ont., site of the rowing competition more than 200 kilometres east of the Games’ headquarters in Winnipeg, the team of nine accelerated its team-bonding even more. Their athletic residence was in a high school and their rooms were grouped together.
  So, when it came time to race Friday morning, the Ontario team pu
  
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• Air Transat files response in stranded Ottawa airplane saga - CBC.ca

  05-08-2017 01:54
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  Air Transat files response in stranded Ottawa airplane saga
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  Air Transat has replied to allegations that it breached its responsibilities by preventing passengers from getting off two planes stuck on the Ottawa airport's runway for hours — but for now, the nature of that response remains a secret. The airline ...
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• Sajjan’s chief of staff leaves sparking more questions about the minister’s future

  05-08-2017 00:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  The resignation of veteran Liberal staffer Brian Bohunicky from his position as Harjit Sajjan’s chief of staff has prompted a new round of questions about whether a cabinet shuffle will see Sajjan moved from the defence portfolio.
  Bohunicky resigned a week ago, touching off a new round of speculation at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa about whether Sajjan will also be moving on from his job. The minister has had more than his share of controversy, in particular, his claim that he w
  
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• Parity great for fans, tough on coaches, says Fury FC's Paul Dalglish

  05-08-2017 00:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Paul Dalglish has no doubt the parity in the United Soccer League this season is exciting for fans.
  He’s not so sure it’s healthy for head coaches and general managers.
  With his squad sitting in a four-way tie for the eighth and final spot and with just five points separating teams from seventh to 13th, Dalglish would like to see Ottawa Fury FC separate from the pack and move up the table during a busy month of August.
  That starts with Saturday night’s home game against the sev
  
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• Ottawa's safe-injection site lauds new ByWard Market program for addicts

  05-08-2017 00:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  News that an Ottawa group is moving to start an opioid-substitution program — a form of supervised-injection project — for city addicts is being applauded by another harm-reduction group that says it wants to follow suit.
  Meanwhile, city police and the local city councillor say they need to find out more about the new program before commenting on it.
  Ottawa Inner City Health is a not-for-profit group that receives some provincial funding. It told the Citizen this week it wants to hav
  
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• #UPDATE Severe THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED for Ottawa and Gatineau A Severe THUNDERSTORM WATCH remains IN EFFECT

  05-08-2017 00:33 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE Severe THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED for Ottawa and GatineauA Severe THUNDERSTORM WATCH remains IN EFFECT
  
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• Susan Xiao captures Canadian junior girls golf championship

  05-08-2017 00:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  Susan Xiao travelled all the way from Surrey, B.C., to the national capital thinking a top-10 finish in the Canadian junior girls golf championship would make the trip worthwhile.
  Well, it was. Every single kilometre.
  By the time she made the turn Friday, with nine of 72 holes still to play, the ultra-composed 15-year-old Xiao had a pretty good idea she was about to become both the Canadian junior and juvenile champion at an often-trying Camelot Golf and Country Club.
  The only thing that slowed
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect Gatineau - Ottawa North - Kanata - Orléans - Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe

  05-08-2017 00:21 via twitter.com
  Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect Gatineau - Ottawa North - Kanata - Orléans - Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe
  
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• Man charged with sex assault after allegedly filming children changing

  05-08-2017 00:20 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawa man has been charged with sexual assault and making child porn after police allege he invited children into his home to shoot movies, then secretly recorded them changing. 
  Police said the man was known to invite youth living in the Uplands Drive area into his home.
  Karl Njolstad, 54, has been charged with invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference, possession and production of child porn, voyeurism and sexually assaulting a female under the age of 12 while making child po
  
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• Gamble proves costly for Ellie Szeryk in junior golf championship

  05-08-2017 00:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Tied for the lead six holes into the fourth and final round and rightfully thinking Susan Xiao, her chief competitor for the title, might never make a major mistake. an impatient Ellie Szeryk decided to go for it.
  Disaster struck quickly, however, for the 15-year-old from London, Ont., in the Canadian junior girls golf championship at a magnificent Camelot Golf and Country Club in Cumberland.
  The leader after 36 holes and all decked out in the Texas A&M University maroon colours she will be
  
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• Man invited children into home, filmed them changing, say police - CBC.ca

  05-08-2017 00:12
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  Man invited children into home, filmed them changing, say police
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  Police have laid child pornography and sexual assault charges against an Ottawa man who allegedly invited children into his home and secretly recorded them changing their clothes. The 54-year-old man would invite children living in the Uplands Drive ...
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