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• Thunderstorm smacks the capital, but outlook is sunny Sunday

  12-08-2017 22:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The weather delivered a serious smackdown on the capital Saturday afternoon, with lightning striking residences and trees knocked down.
  Ottawa Fire Services confirmed at least two lightning strikes on homes, one on First Avenue and the other on Nonius Street, but said there were no fires.
  However, the Ottawa fire Twitter account described the hits with the hashtag: #TooCloseForComfort .
  The storm also delivered “blueberry sized hail” in Westboro and other neighbourhoods, according to
  
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• Thunderstorm smacks the capital, but outlook is sunny Sunday - Ottawa Citizen

  12-08-2017 22:51
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  Thunderstorm smacks the capital, but outlook is sunny Sunday
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  A cyclist rides along Dow's Lake under cloudy skies. Spec Assignment // Photo taken at 17:24 on October 8, 2014. (Wayne Cuddington/Ottawa Citizen) Wayne Cuddington / Ottawa Citizen. Share Adjust Comment Print. The weather delivered a serious ...and more »
  
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• CFL: 5 things about Edmonton Eskimos win over Ottawa Redblacks ... - Edmonton Journal

  12-08-2017 22:37
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  CFL: 5 things about Edmonton Eskimos win over Ottawa Redblacks ...
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  Edmonton Eskimos wide receiver Vidal Hazelton (15) is tackled by Ottawa Redblacks players during first half CFL football action in Ottawa on Aug.10, 2017.and more »
  
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• Hockey world, beyond reacts to Bryan Murray's passing

  12-08-2017 22:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Reaction to the news of Bryan Murray’s death Saturday was heartfelt and widespread, with NHL officials, former players and ordinary fans all paying tribute to the the longtime executive described as “the ultimate hockey man.”To my mentor and inspiration. I will miss you Uncle Bryan. You gave me a chance to fulfill my dreams. Thank you. ❤️
  — Lynn Coutts (@LynnCoutts) August 12, 2017Bryan Murray was my first coach in the NHL. Thank you for letting me live my d
  
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• Ottawa reacts to passing of hockey legend Bryan Murray - CBC.ca

  12-08-2017 22:03
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  Ottawa reacts to passing of hockey legend Bryan Murray
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  Beloved hockey leader and former Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray died Saturday morning at the age of 74 after battling stage 4 colon cancer since 2014. The team announced his passing in a written statement, saying Murray died ...
  Ottawa Senators' Bryan Murray dies at 74 after battle with colon cancerNational Post
  Former Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray passes away at age 74CTV News
  Brennan: Bryan Murray taught
  
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• Weather: T-storm warning, more precip, but outlook is sunny Sunday

  12-08-2017 20:45
  
  Please remember we are just the messengers.We did not ask for this continuing wet outlook, the 60-per-cent chance of rain later Saturday, the chance (again) of thunderstorms, the wind, the high of 23 C with humidity levels expected to make it feel like 30.But wait! There’s a strong chance of sun breaking out on Sunday!
  
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• Former Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray has passed away at age 74. sprtsnt.ca/2hUeOCo

  12-08-2017 20:26 via twitter.com
  Former Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray has passed away at age 74. sprtsnt.ca/2hUeOCo
  
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• Senators executive Bryan Murray passes away at 74

  12-08-2017 19:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Bryan Murray never backed down from any battle he faced during his lifetime in hockey.
  That was the same approach he took with his cancer diagnosis.
  The legendary former Ottawa Senators GM and coach, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in June, 2014, put up a brave fight and refused to back down against long odds but the 74-year-old Murray, a native of Shawville in the Outaouais, has passed away.
  In a release, the team said Murray died saturday morning, surrounded by his family and frien
  
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• Ottawa firefighter burned in Tunney's Pasture blaze - CBC.ca

  12-08-2017 19:16
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  Ottawa firefighter burned in Tunney's Pasture blaze
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  One firefighter was burned while responding to a fire that sent one other person to hospital near Tunney's Pasture overnight. A detached home at 227 Carleton Ave., just east of Island Park Drive, caught fire at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Crews were ...
  One person displaced, two injured in west end fireCTV News
  Two injured, one displaced in Tunney's Pasture house fireOttawa Sunall 3 news articles »
  
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• Roads, bridges, paths closed for Lac Leamy fireworks

  12-08-2017 17:24 via ottawacitizen.com
  Casino du Lac Leamy’s Sound of Light fireworks show returns Saturday night and two more dates in August (Aug. 16, 19).
  A number of streets in Gatineau’s Hull sector will be closed in the evening during the dates of the show and the Alexandra Bridge will be also closed to cars and pedestrians on show nights.
  The road closings are:
  From 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.:
  – Laurier Street, between les boulevards Maisonneuve and Sacré-Coeur
  – Victoria Street, between
  
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• Weather: T-storm watch, more precip, but outlook is sunny Sunday

  12-08-2017 17:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Please remember we are just the messengers.
  We did not ask for this continuing wet outlook, the 60-per-cent chance of rain later Saturday, the chance (again) of thunderstorms, the wind, the high of 23 C with humidity levels expected to make it feel like 30.
  In fact, Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the capital this morning (again). 
  But wait! There’s a strong chance of sun breaking out on Sunday! More on that in a bit.
  In case you were interested, Ottawa has s
  
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• An OC Transpo driver is facing another charge, after already being accused of sexually assaulting 3 boys. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  12-08-2017 16:44 via twitter.com
  An OC Transpo driver is facing another charge, after already being accused of sexually assaulting 3 boys. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Two injured, one displaced in Tunney's Pasture house fire

  12-08-2017 16:26 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people were injured and a resident has been displaced following an early morning house fire in the Tunney’s Pasture area.
  A man phoned 911 at about 2:30 a.m. to report his home at 227 Carleton Ave. was filled with smoke. He told dispatchers he had already inhaled a great deal of smoke and paramedics were looped into the call.
  Firefighters found a fully engaged fire in the one-and-a-half storey, detached home and began suppression operations.
  The fire was declared to be under control ab
  
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• .@YOW_Weather says the Capital region is on pace to break thunderstorm records this year. 1310news.com/2017/08/12/ott… https://t.co/EtiTH5VIop

  12-08-2017 15:09 via twitter.com
  
  .@YOW_Weather says the Capital region is on pace to break thunderstorm records this year. 1310news.com/2017/08/12/ott… https://t.co/EtiTH5VIop
  
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• 15 stories: The killing of Pierre Laporte

  12-08-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The 1970 kidnapping, and subsequent murder, of Pierre Laporte changed forever Canadians’ perceptions of themselves as immune from terrorism. This is one of 15 Canadian stories we are presenting as part of the Citizen’s ongoing Canada 150 coverage.
  Pierre Laporte was at home in the Montreal suburb of St. Lambert, throwing a football with his nephew on the front lawn, when a group of men drove up in a blue-green Chevrolet Biscayne and forced him into the car. As they drove off, the nep
  
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• Waiting on a train: How the Confederation LRT Line is taking shape

  12-08-2017 13:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Through a chain-link fence I watch as a ready-mix truck backs into place and lowers its trough. A river of wet concrete flows to the pump truck and up a large robotic arm, the boom, which extends high above a square section of earth. The workers barely say a word to each other. They’ve done this so many times before they could probably do it now with their eyes closed. 
  I have stood on this side of the fence before, watching the Confederation LRT Line come to life.
  I once walked
  
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• Ottawa woman furious over Uber's claims she urinated in car - CBC.ca

  12-08-2017 11:31
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  Ottawa woman furious over Uber's claims she urinated in car
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  After watching the fireworks competition from downtown Ottawa last Wednesday, a group of friends went to eat tartare and have a glass of wine. It was just after midnight when Crystal Grierson and her friend hopped in an Uber to begin the 20-minute ...
  
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• A look back at Ottawa's record-breaking year of water - CBC.ca

  12-08-2017 11:00
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  A look back at Ottawa's record-breaking year of water
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  Ottawa has broken a depressing amount of water-related weather records this year. So many, that Environment Canada has been calling 2017 "the year of the big wet." To give you an idea of just how wet it has been, both May and July shattered rainfall ...
  
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• Smashing Canada Summer Games for Ottawa's Malik Bhatnagar

  12-08-2017 04:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s Malik Bhatnagar exited the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club on Friday with one Canada Summer Games gold medal in his pocket and an eye on another gold on Saturday.
  Bhatnagar, 18, played a key role in Ontario capturing the gold medal in the mixed team competition with a 4-2 decision over British Columbia in the best-of-seven series of men’s and women’s singles and doubles matches.
  After winning his men’s singles team match early in the day 6-2, 6-0 against Stefan Mitrovi
  
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• Your guide to some awesome things to do in August

  12-08-2017 03:38
  
  For the family: Four fun things to do with the kids that are free
  
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• First-year 67's Pierre Jarry and Gary Doyle reunited at anniversary event

  12-08-2017 01:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Pierre Jarry and Gary Doyle, the first two legitimate stars of the Ottawa 67’s, hadn’t seen each other since the last game of the 1968-69 regular season.
  That seemed like way too long considering Doyle used to watch Jarry for 60 minutes almost every night from his crease. If Jarry wasn’t scoring a goal at the other end, he was marvelling at how the diminutive Doyle could face 50 or 60 shots a night and still keep the 67’s in most games.
  The two originals — Jarry fro
  
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• Before summer slips away: Your guide to some awesome things to do in August

  12-08-2017 00:58 via ottawacitizen.com
   For the family: Four fun things to do with the kids that are free 
  1. Watch a movie under the stars.
  What: Three organizations host the citified version of a drive-in, with screenings outside. Bring a lawn chair or something to sit on. 
  Watch The Secret Life of Pets screens in Dundonald Park on Aug. 25.
  Centretown movies  
  When & Where: Dundonald Park on Somerset Street West between Bay and Lyon Streets. There’s a playground, too. Screenings at 9 p.m.
  The movies:
  S
  
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• Maybe the 2017 Redblacks really aren't that good

  12-08-2017 00:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Maybe the Ottawa Redblacks just aren’t very good.
  Maybe they are exactly what we’ve seen so far: a Canadian Football League team that isn’t experienced enough to finish off games it should win; a team that can’t seem to block or tackle well enough; a team that both bends and breaks.
  There’s no disguising the ugliness of a 1-6-1 start to the regular season, the latest setback 27-20 to a depleted Edmonton Eskimos team on Thursday night. Certainly you’d expect mo
  
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• Goals and points both needed by 10th-place Fury FC

  12-08-2017 00:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Not that he checks the United Soccer League standings around the clock, but head coach and general manager Paul Dalglish has done some number crunching and has some thoughts on what it will take Ottawa Fury FC to secure a playoff spot.
  Dalglish thinks the club can be one of the final eight teams playing into late October if it can average between 1.3 and 1.35 points for its last 13 regular-season games.
  In a league where it’s three points for a win and one for a tie, that pace would give 1
  
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• OC Transpo driver accused in child sex crimes case

  12-08-2017 00:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  An OC Transpo driver accused of sexually abusing three young boys from 2012 to 2016 is now facing charges of threatening to kill one of their parents.
  Philip Herbert, the accused child-sex criminal, is also charged with mischief after Ottawa police say he broke one of the boys’ father’s golf clubs before returning them by throwing them on the front yard. 
  Herbert, 38, was arrested earlier this year on a series of child sex crimes against three boys dating back to 2012. The crime
  
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