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_ (press release) _ ORILLIA, ON , Aug. 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Two people died on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads on the Saturday ( July 30, 2016 ) of the recent long weekend. One of the deceased males was a passenger involved in a motor vehicle collision and a second male lost his life in a boating incident. ...

_ (press release) _ _ Ottawa Capital Pride honours three Parade Marshals who have been important activists and champions for the LGBTTQ+ community _ ** OTTAWA, Aug 2, 2016 ** ** _ Parade Grand Marshal _ ** Charlie Lowthian-Rickert, age 10 ...

_ (press release) _ OTTAWA—Earlier today, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Dr. Mark Kristmanson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Capital Commission (NCC), launched the rehabilitation of Rideau Hall’s forecourt area in preparation for Canada’s 150 ...

The official announcement Ottawa would host the 2017 Grey Cup was made at the REDBLACKS game Sunday. It was not much of a secret - media had reported a week earlier the announcement was very likely. That, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was seen with the Grey Cup days earlier. ...

_ (press release) _ Paramedics responded to a call for 3 persons involved in a boating accident that occurred on the Ottawa river in the Britannia area in Ottawa’s west end. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at 1213 hrs today (Saturday July 30th, 2016). ...

_ (Post via organizers of Saturday’s March for Justice in memory of Abdirahman Abdi) _ OTTAWA — We release these demands towards the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Police Service. Release entire SIU report into Abdirahman’s murder. _ Editor’s note: It wouldn’t be up to Ottawa Police or the City to release the SIU’s report. ...

_ (press release) _ It’s a girl! While transporting a female patient at 31 weeks gestation, Ottawa Paramedics pulled over on the Blackburn Bypass when mom started going into imminent labour. Paramedics delivered a healthy baby girl, weighing 1440g, in the back of their unit at 1624hrs today, Thursday July 28 ...

_ (memo) _ Mayor and Members of Council, This memo is to provide an update on Confederation Line light rail transit (LRT) construction activities in the Rideau Street area. Construction underway As you are already aware, a majority of construction activities have resumed around Rideau Street, following the June 8, 2016 infrastructure failure. ...

_ (press release) _ Paramedics responded to a call for an industrial accident that occurred on Sharkey Crescent in Cumberland. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at 10:31 hrs today (Thursday July 28, 2016). Paramedics treated a 26 year-old male, working for a tree service, for a life-threatening laceration to one arm after the chainsaw he was using kicked backed. ...

_ (press release) _ OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, along with Dr. Mark Kristmanson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Capital Commission (NCC), will officially mark the beginning of the rehabilitation work that will be undertaken in front of Rideau Hall, on ** Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at 1:30 p. ...