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• Istanbul Pride organizers say they will march despite a ban. ottawamatters.com/world-news/ist…

  01-07-2018 23:41 via twitter.com
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• Helicopter carrying commandos frees notorious French inmate. ottawamatters.com/world-news/hel…

  01-07-2018 22:16 via twitter.com
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• Canada Day in the capital: A day full of things to see and do without going near the Hill

  01-07-2018 21:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  If fighting through crowds on Parliament Hill isn’t your ideal July 1 activity, you’re in luck. This newspaper has prepared a dawn-to-dusk guide to Canada Day in the capital, featuring classic events and quirky finds off the thoroughly beaten Wellington Street path.
  No matter where you’re spending the day, it’s always a good idea to bring plenty of water, plan to walk, bike or take public transit, and carry a modest amount of cash for those venues where debit or credit ar
  
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• Tips for making the most out of your Canada Day

  01-07-2018 21:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s hot out there, and Canada Day is one of the biggest party days of the year in Ottawa.
  We’re compiling tips on surviving the heat from local police, paramedics, OC Transpo, and anyone else out there that can make your day just a bit more comfortable. By the way, at 11:30, Canadian Heritage reported there was no wait to get access to Parliament Hill.
  Crowds were reported to be down from previous years.
  Here’s what you need to know about security measures on the Hill for Cana
  
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• Gunfire, clashes amid Iran protests over water scarcity. ottawamatters.com/world-news/gun… https://t.co/YiVVzEzJj4

  01-07-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
  
  Gunfire, clashes amid Iran protests over water scarcity.ottawamatters.com/world-news/gun… https://t.co/YiVVzEzJj4
  
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• Trump delaying NAFTA deal until after midterm elections. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  01-07-2018 20:14 via twitter.com
  Trump delaying NAFTA deal until after midterm elections.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Trudeau thanks Canadians for standing up for each other as counter-tariffs begin. ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/Aq1FTbSEKm

  01-07-2018 19:36 via twitter.com
  
  Trudeau thanks Canadians for standing up for each other as counter-tariffs begin.ottawamatters.com/national-news/… https://t.co/Aq1FTbSEKm
  
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• Concert Review: Herbie Hancock at the 2018 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival

  01-07-2018 19:32 via ottawacitizen.com
  Herbie Hancock2018 TD Ottawa Jazz FestivalTop Shelf Main StageReviewed Saturday
  The 2018 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s main stage series finished Saturday night with a déjà vu experience for music fans who had seen keyboard great Herbie Hancock play in Confederation Park in 2008 and 2010.
  It was expected and maybe even iconic when, for an encore to his super-sized set this year, Hancock strapped on his keytar and pumped out a hardy rendition of his classic funk hit Chameleon
  
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• Live: Your Canada Day survival guide (and more)

  01-07-2018 18:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s hot out there, and Canada Day is one of the biggest party days of the year in Ottawa.
  We’re compiling tips on surviving the heat from local police, paramedics, OC Transpo, and anyone else out there that can make your day just a bit more comfortable. By the way, at 11:30, Canadian Heritage was saying there were no wait times to get access to Parliament Hill.
  Crowds are reported to be down from previous years.
  Here’s what you need to know about security measures on the Hill
  
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• Former Humboldt Bronco and family among victims of Sask. car crash. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  01-07-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  Former Humboldt Bronco and family among victims of Sask. car crash.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Fourth killdeer egg hatches Canada Day, but parents fly the coop

  01-07-2018 18:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Hours late but perfectly timed for Canada Day, the fourth killdeer egg hatched at Bluesfest on Sunday morning at the city’s most-watched bird’s nest.
  Festival technical director Scott Pollard said the last egg hatched at about 10:30, a few hours after the other three had fled and the parents had scattered.
  He said National Capital Commission staff were immediately notified and, within an hour, a representative from the local wildlife centre was on hand to take the wee “orphan&r
  
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• The fourth and final Kildeer egg has hatched at @ottawabluesfest. The family of birds left before the last egg hatc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-07-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
  The fourth and final Kildeer egg has hatched at @ottawabluesfest. The family of birds left before the last egg hatc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 11 bodies, 10 of them hanging, found at New Delhi home. ottawamatters.com/world-news/11-… https://t.co/gMr5En7B7E

  01-07-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  
  11 bodies, 10 of them hanging, found at New Delhi home.ottawamatters.com/world-news/11-… https://t.co/gMr5En7B7E
  
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• BREAKING: Fourth egg hatched between 9-10 a.m. Bluesfest organizers told 1310NEWS that conservation officers determ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-07-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Fourth egg hatched between 9-10 a.m. Bluesfest organizers told 1310NEWS that conservation officers determ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• French convict escapes from prison using a helicopter. ottawamatters.com/world-news/fre…

  01-07-2018 17:21 via twitter.com
  French convict escapes from prison using a helicopter.ottawamatters.com/world-news/fre…
  
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• Governor General Julie Payette wishes Canada a happy 151st birthday. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  01-07-2018 17:09 via twitter.com
  Governor General Julie Payette wishes Canada a happy 151st birthday.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• 10 amazing facts about Canadian business

  01-07-2018 16:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  In honour of Canada Day, we bring you the top 10 things you might not know about Canada’s businesses. North America’s oldest brewery? We’ve got that one nailed.
   
  
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• Your one-stop guide to Canada Day events in the Ottawa area

  01-07-2018 16:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  There’s so much going on today in the Ottawa area, that we bring you your complete guide to Canada Day events.
  And hey, stay as cool as possible, under the circumstances.
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  Heading downtown for Canada Day? Here's all the places you can't driveCanada Day in the capital: A day full of things to see and do — without going near crowded HillWhat you need to know about Canada Day events on Parliament HillWhat's open and closed on Canada DayHeritage Canada says no plans to cancel Cana
  
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• Killdeer couple, new chicks not sticking around for Bluesfest

  01-07-2018 15:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  On a broiling Saturday afternoon, five days before the launch of Bluesfest, the stork finally arrived at the city’s most talked about bird’s nest.
  By 5 p.m., three killdeer chicks had broken through their shells and were meekly moving about as a pair of National Capital Commission biologists were keeping a close eye on the fourth and last speckled egg.
  “I think it turned out extremely well, for everybody,” said Bluesfest technical director Scott Pollard. He said he n
  
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• Canada Day weather in two words: Heat warning

  01-07-2018 15:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  Happy Canada 151 everyone!
  If you’ve never experienced a humidex of 47, today’s your chance.
  Our friends at Environment Canada have put out a heat warning for Canada day. With high daytime temperatures and overnight lows in the low to mid twenties, there will be little or no relief from the heat.
  Saturday should see a  mix of sun and cloud with 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. (We’ll keep you posted on any thunderstorm watches or wa
  
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• 'Human thing to do:' transit rider who jumped on subway tracks to save fallen man. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/QcA33avWTC

  01-07-2018 14:55 via twitter.com
  
  'Human thing to do:' transit rider who jumped on subway tracks to save fallen man.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/QcA33avWTC
  
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• Justin Smoak hits walk-off homer as Toronto Blue Jays top Tigers 4-3. ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/rVzDHe6Pn5

  01-07-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  
  Justin Smoak hits walk-off homer as Toronto Blue Jays top Tigers 4-3.ottawamatters.com/around-ontario… https://t.co/rVzDHe6Pn5
  
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• Here's a list of what's open and closed in Ottawa for Canada Day. #OttNews ottawamatters.com/local-news/can… https://t.co/jxtYzaS2po

  01-07-2018 14:24 via twitter.com
  
  Here's a list of what's open and closed in Ottawa for Canada Day. #OttNewsottawamatters.com/local-news/can… https://t.co/jxtYzaS2po
  
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• One person dead, two others wounded in downtown Toronto shooting ottawamatters.com/around-ontario…

  01-07-2018 13:50 via twitter.com
  One person dead, two others wounded in downtown Toronto shootingottawamatters.com/around-ontario…
  
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• Bluesfest birds: Three of four eggs have hatched! #OttNews ottawamatters.com/local-news/blu… https://t.co/TfX8LgeNm1

  01-07-2018 13:47 via twitter.com
  
  Bluesfest birds: Three of four eggs have hatched! #OttNewsottawamatters.com/local-news/blu… https://t.co/TfX8LgeNm1
  
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• Ontario government announces prescription drug benefit changes to OHIP+ #OttNews #Ontario ottawamatters.com/local-news/ont…

  01-07-2018 13:17 via twitter.com
  Ontario government announces prescription drug benefit changes to OHIP+ #OttNews #Ontarioottawamatters.com/local-news/ont…
  
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• Egan: Bad heart, no pulse, man on machine awaits transplant

  01-07-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Jimmy Sullivan, 61, has an enlarged heart and no pulse — and hasn’t felt this good in years.
  A commercial fisherman from a hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Sullivan is a patient at the Ottawa Heart Institute and a kind of willing prisoner on the grounds of the Civic campus, unable to stray more than two hours away.
  In February, in preparation for an eventual heart transplant, Sullivan was equipped with a $150,000 device called a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, a mechanic
  
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• Heading out for Canada Day celebrations? Here's what there is to do around the nation's capital: #ottawa #OttNews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-07-2018 12:25 via twitter.com
  Heading out for Canada Day celebrations? Here's what there is to do around the nation's capital: #ottawa #OttNews… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sens may face lawsuit over Randy Lee harassment case: Family of teen complainant hires top civil lawyer 

  01-07-2018 03:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  The family of the 19-year-old hotel employee who complained to police about unwanted sexual advances by Ottawa Senators assistant GM Randy Lee has retained a top civil lawyer to review the case with the hopes of suing the longtime executive and the NHL team.
  The young man’s family has retained Buffalo lawyer Charles Desmond to review the case and give advice.
  The lawyer told this newspaper that the potential lawsuit would also be targeting the Senators because Lee, 56, was in Buffalo for t
  
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• Which way to the beach? Canada Day expected to be even hotter

  01-07-2018 03:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  You thought Saturday was hot? You haven’t felt anything yet, according to Environment Canada.
  The sweltering heat reached a high of 33.6 C at 4 p.m. on the final day of June, with a humidex reading of 43.
  Canada Day crowds in the capital will face the challenge of keeping hydrated in temperatures that are forecast to peak at 36 C, with a humidex of 47 and a UV index of 10, or “very high.” The highest July 1 temperature recorded in Ottawa between 1939 and 2011 was 36.9 C in 1963
  
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