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• Retired QB Henry Burris says losing Redblacks lacking leadership

  06-08-2017 23:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  The way Henry Burris sees it, the 2017 Ottawa Redblacks aren’t the Redblacks of the previous two seasons, and that’s the problem.
  After falling 33-30 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at TD Place stadium on Friday night, the Redblacks are 1-5-1 this season. The final agony: the combined margin in those five losses is just 13 points. 
  Burris says leadership, or lack of it, is the problem.
  A year ago, coming off a Grey Cup game loss against the Edmonton Eskimos, the Redblacks made a st
  
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• Summer of no-swim days? Advisories up this year in Ottawa - CBC.ca

  06-08-2017 22:25
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  Summer of no-swim days? Advisories up this year in Ottawa
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  Most of the city's public beaches are safe for swimming Sunday, but you won't find a green flag flying at Westboro Beach. The city's daily water quality test shows there is a high level of E. coli bacteria, prompting a no-swim advisory. The scene at ...
  
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• Don't forget: schedule changes, closures tomorrow for Civic Holiday 1310news.com/2017/08/03/wha… #ottawa #civicholiday… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-08-2017 18:54 via twitter.com
  Don't forget: schedule changes, closures tomorrow for Civic Holiday 1310news.com/2017/08/03/wha… #ottawa #civicholiday… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Environment Canada confirms tornado in Ontario's cottage country 1310news.com/2017/08/06/env… https://t.co/Toj5ljSWbC

  06-08-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  
  Environment Canada confirms tornado in Ontario's cottage country 1310news.com/2017/08/06/env… https://t.co/Toj5ljSWbC
  
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• High waves destroy sailboat off Sandbanks Provincial Park 1310news.com/2017/08/06/hig… https://t.co/i6EdIkwTyD

  06-08-2017 16:35 via twitter.com
  
  High waves destroy sailboat off Sandbanks Provincial Park 1310news.com/2017/08/06/hig… https://t.co/i6EdIkwTyD
  
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• Weather: Pretty much rain-free today, Westboro Beach closed

  06-08-2017 16:04
  
  Get out there and enjoy a long weekend without heat and humidity. The air will be fresh and cool, with winds out of the northwest at 20 km/hour gusting to 40. Environment Canada is forecasting a high UV of 7. There’s a slight chance of showers this afternoon, with a mix of sun and cloud. Winds will become lighter this evening, with a low of 10
  
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• Ottawa man arrested on child porn, sex charges held in jail. #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/08/06/man… https://t.co/iHU0WxsyQT

  06-08-2017 15:45 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa man arrested on child porn, sex charges held in jail. #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/08/06/man… https://t.co/iHU0WxsyQT
  
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• Chance of showers lingers in long weekend forecast 1310news.com/2017/08/06/cha… #ottnews #ottwx https://t.co/Q7suJB2usI

  06-08-2017 14:51 via twitter.com
  
  Chance of showers lingers in long weekend forecast 1310news.com/2017/08/06/cha… #ottnews #ottwx https://t.co/Q7suJB2usI
  
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• OSPCA investigating after video surfaces of dog abuse on subway 1310news.com/2017/08/06/osp… https://t.co/7RohRNhNfA

  06-08-2017 14:10 via twitter.com
  
  OSPCA investigating after video surfaces of dog abuse on subway 1310news.com/2017/08/06/osp… https://t.co/7RohRNhNfA
  
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• Weather: Pretty much rain-free today

  06-08-2017 13:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Get out there and enjoy a long weekend without heat and humidity. The air will be fresh and cool, with winds out of the northwest at 20 km/hour gusting to 40. 
  Environment Canada is forecasting a high UV of 7. 
  There’s a slight chance of showers this afternoon, with a mix of sun and cloud. Winds will become lighter this evening, with a low of 10 overnight.
  Tomorrow should see more cloud, with a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. 
  
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• Good morning, #Ottawa! A chance of an afternoon shower, so keep the umbrella handy. Today's high: 22. #ottweather… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-08-2017 13:35 via twitter.com
  Good morning, #Ottawa! A chance of an afternoon shower, so keep the umbrella handy. Today's high: 22. #ottweather… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Monarch butterfly populations in Ottawa on the upswing - CBC.ca

  06-08-2017 11:04
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  Monarch butterfly populations in Ottawa on the upswing
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  After two decades of steady decline, Ottawa is starting to see more monarch butterflies around the city. In the early 90s, there were over one billion monarchs in Canada, but in the following years more than 80 per cent of them died off. Montreal ...and more »
  
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• 'Dream team' Karlsson and Currey tie the knot behind defensive wall

  06-08-2017 04:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Erik Karlsson and I had something in common Saturday.
  Neither one of us wanted me at his wedding.
  Actually, the Senators captain was insistent on no media coverage whatsoever when he officially removed himself from the free agent market and tied the knot with Ottawa’s Melinda Currey in the downtown core of the nation’s capital. I understood and respected that. 
  I understood, too, that a whole lot of Ottawans see Karlsson as local sports royalty. Plus, I like to do what I’m
  
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• Fury FC takes potentially costly loss against Bethlehem Steel

  06-08-2017 04:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Steel 2, Fury FC 1
  For the second time in 24 hours, the home team failed to close the deal at TD Place stadium.
  Following on the heels of the Ottawa Redblacks’ fourth-quarter collapse in Canadian Football League game on Friday night, Ottawa Fury FC blew a 1-0 second-half lead and lost 2-1 to Bethlehem Steel FC in a United Soccer League matchup before a crowd of 4,620 on Saturday night.
  The loss not only snapped a six-game home unbeaten streak for Fury FC (6-7-6), but it also could be a cru
  
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• A star-studded lineup of rasslin' politicians, from The Teflon Don to The Caretaker

  06-08-2017 03:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s a bloodsport. The fix is always in. Those who hate it … hate it a lot. 
  There have long been unspoken similarities between the world of politics and pro wrestling. 
  That the president of the United States once starred in a WWE storyline is only one point of convergence. 
  So, as the biggest show in professional wrestling makes its way to Ottawa on Sunday, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman took the opportunity to imagine some of our local political superstars as t
  
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• Ottawa man arrested on child-sex charges held in jai

  06-08-2017 02:56
  
  He was the guy in the neighbourhood who always had popsicles for the kids, and a lot of times he’d invite them down into his basement to make movies. He’d film them as they acted out their directed roles.
  
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• Ottawa man arrested on child-sex charges held in jail

  06-08-2017 02:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  He was the guy in the neighbourhood who always had popsicles for the kids, and a lot of times he’d invite them down into his basement to make movies. 
  He’d film them as they acted out their directed roles. Sometimes they just pretended to fly.
  And they were always told to change their clothes before scenes, and when they did, Ottawa police allege Karl Njolstad would secretly film them.
  Njolstad, 55, is charged with a series of child-sex crimes, including invitation to sexual tou
  
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• Melinda Currey, business consultant and Carleton grad, is the new Mrs. Karlsson

  06-08-2017 01:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  Melinda Currey, who married Senators captain Erik Karlsson on Saturday, is a business consultant based in Ottawa.
  She is listed as the chief marketing officer at Wellington Creative on her LinkedIn page. 
  After attending Hillcrest High School, Currey graduated from Carleton University with a degree in communications.
  Among other philanthropic endeavours, Currey is “starting an anti-bullying charity called Can’t Dim My Light, which will emphasize cyber-bu
  
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• Daughter of Dirtiest Player in the Game carving her own WWE path

  06-08-2017 01:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Charlotte Flair (Ashley Fliehr) walks toward a wrestling ring, there’s always a chorus of “Woooooooo” echoing through the venue.
  It’s a sign of respect for her legendary dad, Ric Flair, one of the giants of the professional wrestling world.
  While Charlotte may not be the “stylin’, profilin’, limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin’ n’ dealin’ son of a gun,” she’s a superstar in her own right, a multi-time W
  
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• A Canada Games to remember for softball coach Scott Searle of Ottawa

  06-08-2017 00:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  The top athletes get the medals. The coaches soak in the experience.
  And Scott Searle of Ottawa had an experience to remember at his first Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.
  As an assistant coach with the Ontario men’s softball team, Searle watched the best 15 players in the province open the multi-sport festival with a 2-2 record before roaring to seven consecutive round-robin and playoff wins and a gold medal.
  That gold was one of 35 for Ontario during the first of two weeks of Summer Game
  
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• Senators captain Erik Karlsson and Melinda Currey get married in Ottawa

  06-08-2017 00:21 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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• Enough is enough with Redblacks. Would firing coaches really help?

  06-08-2017 00:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Redblacks aren’t making any excuses. They don’t want anybody to feel sorry for them.
  But enough is enough, right?
  After yet another painful loss, 33-30 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at TD Place stadium on Friday night, the Redblacks have just one win and a tie in seven games.
  A year ago, they won the East Division with a losing record, 8-9-1. After a strong start to 2016, they were crappy for most of the rest of the season before the light switch turned on and they won the
  
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