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_ ** Update: ** _ * Ashton Baumann finished fifth in heat five of the 200m breaststroke, 24th overall with a time of 2:12.61. He did not advance. * Gaby Dabrowski and Eugenie Bouchard were eliminated in a second round loss of women's doubles tennis, 2-1. ...

_ (Editor’s note: CFRA reported last night on an 18-year-old girl, Monica Jean Werthner, who said she was booted from an OC Transpo bus because of her clothing. OC Transpo has now issued a statement to apologize) _ As you are aware an incident occurred on Sunday where a passenger was asked to disembark one of our buses due to what the passenger was wearing. ...

_ ** Update: Police say they have located the vehicle-of-interest. ** _ https://twitter.com/DutyInspector/status/762423979961257985 A man in his 20s was injured Saturday in the city’s 39th shooting of 2016. It happened on Merivale Road near Cleto Avenue early in the evening. ...

_ (press release) _ This date, August 6th, 2016, @ 15:42 hours, Ottawa Emergency Services were alerted to a possible child drowning on the Ottawa River at the Constance Bay Beach in the area known as the point. In this area the gradual sloping sand suddenly drops off to a depth of approximately 15 feet with swift moving current. ...

_ (Photo by @HansontheBike ) _ _ (press release) _ Ottawa - The Laurier Avenue cycling lanes, built to establish a safe bicycle corridor through Ottawa’s downtown, have reached a milestone with two million bike trips since its opening in 2011. ...

The group formed after the death of Abdirahman Abdi has made ten recommendations to police, oversight agencies and all levels of government. Abdi died after a confrontation with Ottawa Police in Hintonburg on July 24. ** Related: Six demands released by Justice for Abdirahman Abdi Coalition . ...

_ (Open letter from Amnesty International Canada Secretary General Alex Neve to SIU Director Tony Loparco and Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau) _ August 2, 2016 Dear Mr. Loparco and Chief Bordeleau, Amnesty International is writing this Open Letter to you regarding the case of Abdirahman Abdi. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Guns and Gangs Unit has charged two males from a Jasmine Crescent shooting investigation from Tuesday, August 2 nd , 2016. At approximately 7:30am, Patrol and Tactical officers attended a unit on the 4 ...

Among the more than 300 Canadian athletes who will compete in the Rio Olympics, our city is well-represented. Here’s a list of every Ottawan competing in #Rio2016 (According to Olympic.ca): [caption id=“attachment_43694” align=“alignleft” width=“150”] Olympic.ca[/caption] ** Erica Wiebe - Wrestling ** ...

_ (press release) _ Paramedics responded to a call for a Cardiac Arrest that occurred at Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at 17:15 hrs today, August 2, 2016. A 66 year old male was playing hockey and suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. ...