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• Killdeer couple and the kids are tuning up to exit long before Bluesfest begins

  30-06-2018 23:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  It appears the killdeer will have safely flown the coop by the time the first note is struck at Bluesfest 2018.
  Festival organizers told this newspaper Saturday that three of the four eggs in the famous bluesnest had hatched and that the fourth was expected to hatch before nightfall.
  The young birds usually gain their independence extremely quickly, and it was expected the nest would be abandoned within 24 hours after the last egg had hatched.
  The first Bluesfest acts take to the stage on July 5
  
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• Weather: Severe T-storm watch issued for hot, humid Saturday

  30-06-2018 22:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the capital region.
  The capital seems to be inline for the storms, which are approaching the Pembroke-Cobden area, where the agency has already issued a more serious thunderstom warning and tornado watch.“At 3:23 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain,” the agency advised of the situation in P
  
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• Mysterious Algonquin College cyber attack could affect thousands

  30-06-2018 22:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Even weeks after its discovery, Algonquin College is still not sure how many current and former students and employees are affected by a cyber attack that breached data banks.
  However, a news release on Friday suggested thousands could be impacted after one of the college’s servers was “compromised” by a hacker.
  It is, after all, a huge educational community: about 21,000 full-time students, another 42,000 registered in continuing education and 4,400 full and part-time employee
  
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• One dead, six injured in Highway 416 van rollover near Spencerville

  30-06-2018 21:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person is dead and six others are injured following a dramatic single-vehicle rollover Saturday morning on Highway 416 near Spencerville, about 80 kilometres south of Ottawa.
  Provincial police report that their preliminary investigation indicates the van went out of control shortly after 7 a.m. and rolled over.
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s identity had not been released.
  Ottawa paramedics transferred one patient to the Ottawa trauma centre in serious but st
  
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• Heftier fines for Quebec drivers, cyclists come into effect today. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  30-06-2018 21:29 via twitter.com
  Heftier fines for Quebec drivers, cyclists come into effect today.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Red, white and Blueline: Cabbie shows his love for Canada in flags

  30-06-2018 21:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Saleh Ali wears his heart on his cab.
  Ali, 53, came to Canada in 1991, fleeing Iraq and former dictator Saddam Hussein. He started decorating his cab for Canada Day about five years ago, attaining peak patriotism in 2017 for Canada’s 150th birthday. We caught up with him on Queen Street.
  “I decided to leave Iraq at any cost. I cannot handle Saddam. I said to my mom, ‘I’m not going to sacrifice my life for Saddam. You’re going to go to the war with Iran and
  
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• Man, 50, dead after being struck by lightning in New Brunswick Friday, RCMP say. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  30-06-2018 20:38 via twitter.com
  Man, 50, dead after being struck by lightning in New Brunswick Friday, RCMP say.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Weather: T-storm watch issued for hot, humid Saturday

  30-06-2018 20:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  The old saying goes, ‘It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.’ Apparently, that’s a bit of a lie.
  This weekend, we’ll have both for Canada’s 151st birthday, resulting in a heat warning from Environment Canada.
  To add a little spice, the weather agency has now issued a “severe” thunderstorm watch for the region.
  “Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large
  
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• Mayor of small Saskatchewan town calls crash that killed 6 a tragedy. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  30-06-2018 19:42 via twitter.com
  Mayor of small Saskatchewan town calls crash that killed 6 a tragedy.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Why is July 1 moving day in Quebec?

  30-06-2018 19:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ever wonder why moving day coincides with Canada Day in Quebec? Montreal Gazette reporter Jacob Serebrin explains.
  
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• Cocaine, fentanyl, cash, and a pistol were seized by Ottawa Police during an arrest at the Rideau Canal last night.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 18:29 via twitter.com
  Cocaine, fentanyl, cash, and a pistol were seized by Ottawa Police during an arrest at the Rideau Canal last night.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• One person dead after car found in St. Cair River in Sombra, Ont. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  30-06-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  One person dead after car found in St. Cair River in Sombra, Ont.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Weather: T-storm watch issued for hot, humid Satuday

  30-06-2018 18:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  The old saying goes, ‘It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.’ Apparently, that’s a bit of a lie.
  This weekend, we’ll have both for Canada’s 151st birthday, resulting in a heat warning from Environment Canada.
  To add a little spice, the weather agency has now issued a “severe” thunderstorm watch for the region.
  “Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large
  
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• Heat warning still in effect for Ottawa. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/hea… https://t.co/afXbAizC7B

  30-06-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
  
  Heat warning still in effect for Ottawa. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/hea… https://t.co/afXbAizC7B
  
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• UPDATE: One person is dead, six others injured were transported to hospital. #ottnews twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…

  30-06-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: One person is dead, six others injured were transported to hospital. #ottnews twitter.com/1310NEWS/statu…
  
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• One dead, six injured in Hwy 416 van rollover near Spencerville

  30-06-2018 17:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person is dead and six others are injured following a dramatic single-vehicle rollover Saturday morning on Highway 416 near Spencerville, about 80 kilometres south of Ottawa.
  Provincial police report that their preliminary investigation indicates the van went out of control shortly after 7 a.m. and rolled over.
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s identity has not been released.
  Ottawa paramedics transferred one patient to the Ottawa trauma centre in serious but st
  
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• Spotify says Drake's 'Scorpion' is streaming 10 million times per hour. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/jonlbE0w7t

  30-06-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  
  Spotify says Drake's 'Scorpion' is streaming 10 million times per hour.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/jonlbE0w7t
  
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• Ottawa bicycle patrol seizes gun, drugs in Rideau Canal bust

  30-06-2018 17:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police officers on bicycle patrol seized a handgun, cocaine and fentanyl during an arrest Friday evening.
  An off-duty officer noticed “suspicious activity” along the Rideau Canal, near the intersection of Colonel By Drive and Daly Avenue.
  When officers arrived at 7:40 p.m., they found several men smoking marijuana.
  One of the group tried to flee but not before discarding a small fanny pack. When it was retrieved, police found a loaded semi-automatic handgun. Drugs and cash wer
  
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• Suspect wanted in other cities mistakenly released from Toronto police custody. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/GmEjh0a4n1

  30-06-2018 17:11 via twitter.com
  
  Suspect wanted in other cities mistakenly released from Toronto police custody.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/GmEjh0a4n1
  
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• Hwy. 416 closed S/B after fatal rollover near Spencerville. #ottnews ottawamatters.com/local-news/hwy… https://t.co/K94UZ4v49M

  30-06-2018 16:53 via twitter.com
  
  Hwy. 416 closed S/B after fatal rollover near Spencerville. #ottnewsottawamatters.com/local-news/hwy… https://t.co/K94UZ4v49M
  
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• Flight times for aerial displays by the Snowbirds over Parliament Hill on July 1

  30-06-2018 16:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will conduct three separate events – two flybys and an aerial display – over Parliament Hill on Sunday, July 1 in honour of Canada Day.
  The first flyby will take place at approximately noon with the second flypast following shortly after the national anthem. The aerial display will take place at approximately 5:30 p.m. and last about 30 minutes during which the Snowbirds will perform several nine-plane formation passes.
  The nine-plane formation will fly
  
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• Hwy 416 remains closed following fatal rollover near Spencerville

  30-06-2018 16:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  One person is dead and seven others are injured following a dramatic single-vehicle rollover Saturday morning on Highway 416 near Spencerville, about 80 kilometres south of Ottawa.
  The van rollover occurred shortly after 7 a.m.
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s identity has not been released.
  Ottawa paramedics transferred one patient to the Ottawa trauma centre in serious but stable condition. Six other injured people were transported to various hospitals in th
  
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• Adam Sandler makes a surprise cameo in Montreal couple's wedding photos. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/VimLRCpTpT

  30-06-2018 16:29 via twitter.com
  
  Adam Sandler makes a surprise cameo in Montreal couple's wedding photos.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/VimLRCpTpT
  
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• Not sure where to go for Canada Day Sunday? We've got you covered. #ottnews #ottawa #CanadaDay #CanadaDay2018… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 16:14 via twitter.com
  Not sure where to go for Canada Day Sunday? We've got you covered. #ottnews #ottawa #CanadaDay #CanadaDay2018… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The northern Manitoba community of Churchill has issued an emergency notice because it is critically low on propane… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 15:38 via twitter.com
  The northern Manitoba community of Churchill has issued an emergency notice because it is critically low on propane… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• An Ontario beach town has dropped the price of entry to a Shawn Desman concert this weekend after struggling to sel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  An Ontario beach town has dropped the price of entry to a Shawn Desman concert this weekend after struggling to sel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The ultimate Canadian? Toddler plays hockey in his crib in the dark

  30-06-2018 15:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  How Canadian is this? Could Eli, from Sudbury, Ontario, be this country’s next hockey phenom?
  
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• Immigrants talk about when they 'started to feel Canadian'

  30-06-2018 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Shabana Baig says she’s always surprised when people ask her where she is from.
  “I say Ottawa. And they say ‘no, I mean back home.'”
  Baig is originally from Pakistan, but has lived in Ottawa for 21 years. She raised her four children here.
  “In my heart, I am Canadian,” she says. “I always think, why are they asking me this question?
  “My kids grew up here, they went to the school here, we worked in the community. But still they ask.”
  She
  
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• Vancouver officer admitted to kissing girl, woman in recorded conversations. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/1zZVvSj4ks

  30-06-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  
  Vancouver officer admitted to kissing girl, woman in recorded conversations. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/1zZVvSj4ks
  
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• Imax film at history museum celebrates epic Canadian polar journey

  30-06-2018 14:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  For 150 days in 2017, a rugged red and white former Coast Guard vessel, the Polar Prince, sailed from Toronto to Victoria, passing through the Northwest Passage and traversing nearly every kilometre of Canada’s coastline.
  The passengers — 300 of them in all, who rotated in through 15 separate legs — included students and scientists, musicians and politicians, new Canadians and Indigenous Peoples, on a “celebratory and transformational expedition for all Canadians.”
  
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• Afghan president orders end to unilateral cease-fire. ottawamatters.com/world-news/afg…

  30-06-2018 14:25 via twitter.com
  Afghan president orders end to unilateral cease-fire.ottawamatters.com/world-news/afg…
  
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• Ottawa rallies planned Friday, Saturday against U.S. treatment of migrants

  30-06-2018 14:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Activists have planned two events this weekend in Ottawa taking aim at American treatment of migrants on its southern border.Protestors will first gather at 6 p.m. Friday at the Human Rights Monument next to Ottawa City Hall for a “demonstration of compassion and love for the families suffering at the Mexico-USA border.”“We are the human race,” say organizers who plan to sing songs in Spanish and English.The second event is Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at the American emb
  
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• Editorial: Quirky, curious, contradictory Canadians

  30-06-2018 14:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada is a moderate nation. A polite nation. A nice nation. At least, in the eyes of everyone except Donald Trump.
  Whatever; let’s just agree we have a certain, special character. And on this particular Canada Day – sesquicentennial-plus-one – we’re entitled to bask in it.
  So, here goes. You know you’re in Canada when:
  • You see someone wearing a parka and another guy wearing shorts, on the same day in March;
  • You take bets with your friends about ice-ou
  
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• Weather: Chance of showers, Humidex of 41 Saturday (and that's the cooler day)

  30-06-2018 13:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The old saying goes, ‘It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.’ Apparently, that’s a bit of a lie.
  This weekend, we’ll have both for Canada’s 151st birthday, resulting in a heat warning from Environment Canada.
  Saturday should see a mix of sun and cloud. The morning’s brief shower should make things just a bit more steamy.
  Environment Canada is predicting a 40 per cent chance of showers late this morning (and this afternoon and evening) with the risk
  
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• 18 killed, 14 injured in China coach-truck highway collision. ottawamatters.com/world-news/18-… https://t.co/A7fjl7cCQ2

  30-06-2018 13:55 via twitter.com
  
  18 killed, 14 injured in China coach-truck highway collision.ottawamatters.com/world-news/18-… https://t.co/A7fjl7cCQ2
  
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• ICYMI: @OntarioSPCA is urging dog owners not to leave their pets unattended in cars. #ottnews #nohotpets… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 13:21 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: @OntarioSPCA is urging dog owners not to leave their pets unattended in cars. #ottnews #nohotpets… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cyclist death trial: Judge to rule Tuesday on whether Conley's charter application can proceed

  30-06-2018 13:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  A judge will decide whether a motion to dismiss dangerous driving charges against Steven Conley due to unreasonable trial delays can proceed after the defence’s charter application was itself not submitted on time.
  Ontario Court Justice David Berg will make his ruling Tuesday on whether to allow Conley’s defence to pursue a late-filed application under Section 11b of the charter, now commonly known as a Jordan application, named after the 2016 Supreme Court of Canada ruling.
  The defe
  
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• Odjick: Canada needs to be more than an ideal if reconcilliation is possible

  30-06-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Oh, Canada … our home on Native land.
  I still remember the first time I heard that slogan, a play on the words of Canada’s national anthem, meant to make a point.
  I was a kid and, at first, I thought I’d misheard. “That’s not how the anthem goes, that must be a mistake, oh wait … what?”
  (OK, I didn’t really think “wait, what” — that’s, like, modern, internet-meme-thinkery. But you get the point. I was taken aback and when
  
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• Imax film at history museum celebrates epic Canadian journey

  30-06-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  For 150 days in 2017, a rugged red and white former Coast Guard vessel, the Polar Prince, sailed from Toronto to Victoria, passing through the Northwest Passage and traversing nearly every kilometre of Canada’s coastline.
  The passengers — 300 of them in all, who rotated in through 15 separate legs — included students and scientists, musicians and politicians, new Canadians and Indigenous Peoples, on a “celebratory and transformational expedition for all Canadians.”
  
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• Today's letters: Getting a charge out of electric vehicles

  30-06-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The future is electric
  Re: Electric car industry gets a jolt of reality, June 28.
  Oh really, no future for the electric car? Premier Doug Ford is right to do away with government measures to make the change easier on those who want to drive a superior car that lasts much longer with fewer repairs?There is no worse contributor to air quality and human health than the internal combustion engine. With the EPA in America dropping goals and standards, while Europe and China are fully engaged in the d
  
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• Jack Kitts, Beverley McLachlin among Ottawans appointed to Order of Canada

  30-06-2018 05:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thirteen Ottawans were among 105 appointments to the Order of Canada on Friday, including president and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital Jack Kitts and retired Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin.
  “For his steadfast leadership in the development and implementation of patient-centred care, and for his promotion of better health practices across the country,” Kitts was named a member of the Order, according to the Governor General’s media release. The designation recogn
  
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• Cyber attack on Algonquin server may affect thousands of students, employees, school warns

  30-06-2018 04:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s possible a cybersecurity attack has affected thousands of current and former students and employees at Algonquin College, the school announced Friday.
  It’s currently conducting a “comprehensive forensic review” to determine the scope of the security breach and the type of information the attack may have compromised, according to a news release.
  “Algonquin College discovered the unauthorized and illegal access by hackers several weeks ago and the college acted i
  
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• Beverley McLachlin, Cindy Blackstock among Ottawans appointed to Order of Canada

  30-06-2018 02:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Thirteen Ottawans were among the 105 new appointments to the Order of Canada Friday, including retired Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin.
  “For her prodigious impact on our country’s legal landscape, notably as the longest-serving chief justice of Canada, as well as the first woman in the role,” read the recipient citation for McLachlin, who was named to the Order’s highest level, companion. The designation recognizes “national pre-eminenc
  
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• Conley trial judge to rule Tuesday on whether charter application can proceed

  30-06-2018 00:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  A judge will decide whether a motion to dismiss dangerous driving charges against Steven Conley due to unreasonable trial delays can proceed after the defence’s charter application was itself not submitted on time.
  Ontario Court Justice David Berg will make his ruling Tuesday on whether to allow Conley’s defence to pursue a late-filed application under Section 11b of the charter, now commonly known as a Jordan application, named after the 2016 Supreme Court of Canada ruling.
  The defe
  
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• ICYMI: No pets left in cars, please! ottawamatters.com/local-news/ont…

  30-06-2018 00:05 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: No pets left in cars, please!ottawamatters.com/local-news/ont…
  
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• PP's will be summoned back to the legislature by Premier Doug Ford on July 11 to elect a speaker, followed by a thr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 00:00 via twitter.com
  PP's will be summoned back to the legislature by Premier Doug Ford on July 11 to elect a speaker, followed by a thr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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