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_ (Press release) _ Paramedics responded to a call for a collision between an SUV and a cyclist that occurred near the intersection of Ogilvie and Cyrville roads. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at 09:54 hrs today (Tuesday August 30, 2016). ...

_ (Press release) _ (August 30 th , 2016) Ottawa – The Canada Games Council’s (CGC) 2021 Technical Review Committee (TRC) has completed site visits of the four potential Ontario communities bidding to host the 2021 Canada Summer Games. As part of Phase I for the Technical Review Phase of the 2021 bid evaluation process, the TRC visited: ...

_ ** Update: Police say Stephen Cozette has been found dead. Foul play is not suspected. ** _ _ (Press release) _ (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service is asking for assistance in locating Stephen Cozette, 57 yrs old, of Ottawa. Mr Cozette was last seen on his boat at approximately 1:00 pm on August 27, 2016 in the area of Constance Bay (Ontario and Quebec side) of the Ottawa River. ...

This video has been making the rounds on Facebook in Ottawa. Erik Hanna, the motorcyclist in the clip, says he confronted a woman who appeared to be distracted by a cell phone. Moments later, Hanna narrowly avoids a collision as the woman’s vehicle passes him a little too closely. ...

It’s finally out! A little more than a year since Grace Lachance won the Bluesfest _ She’s The One _ contest, the 15-year-old singer from Stittsville has released her first single through a record label. “Anymore” hit iTunes yesterday. ** From the files: ** ** Stittsville’s Grace Lachance wins Bluesfest contest. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Fury FC) _ Ottawa Fury FC midfielder and Ottawa-native Jamar Dixon has been named to the Canadian Men’s National Team for a pair of upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in September, Canada soccer announced on Thursday. ...

_ (Via National Federation of Canadian Muslims) _

Nearly 200 demonstrators gathered outside Ottawa Police Headquarters Wednesday, marking the one-month anniversary of Abdirahman Abdi’s death. Abdi died July 24 after a confrontation with police in Hintonburg. Black Lives Matter organized the protest along with several across the country. ...

_ ** Update x2: The frequency swap from 101.9 to 101.7 has been delayed, but the format change went ahead Friday. ** _ _ ** Update: DAWG has posted a news release to their website, explaining DAWG will become an online blues-only station after its frequency change. ...

_ (Via Government of Canada) _ The governments of Canada and Ontario, as well as municipalities across Ontario are making investments that will help create jobs and grow the middle class now while building a strong foundation for a sustainable economic future. ...