[caption id=“attachment_70370” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Joni Wiman, Rhys Millen taking the jump at the Red Bull Global RallyCross series at The Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA, USA on 20 September 2014. (Larry Chen/Red Bull Content Pool)[/caption] ...

** Ottawa Garden Days ** ** June 9-18 2017 ** Garden Days, is Canada’s coast to coast to coast, ten-day celebration of our National Garden Day which is held annually on the Friday before Father’s Day. This ten-day program of activities and events is for gardening enthusiasts, families, schools and tourists alike. ...

** Presented by: Paquette Productions ** ** Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7 pm ** “Greatest Tributes” brings you some of the world’s most exciting performers live on stage. Accompanied by the “Rockin’ Royals Band”, this show will feature the most incredible Tributes to Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, and a special guest performance by the sensational “Tonettes. ...

Temperatures are expected to hit the low 30s under the first heat warning of the season for Ottawa, Environment Canada said. “Temperatures are expected to reach 31 degrees (Sunday) and 32 degrees on Monday with overnight lows near 20 degrees, providing little relief from the heat during this timeframe,” the service wrote in the warning. ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – The following planned road work and associated traffic impacts are scheduled to begin next week: * ** Prince of Wales Drive ** – Beginning this Sunday, June 11 at 7 p. ...

[caption id=“attachment_70111” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] City officials detailed Canada Day security measures at a news conference on Friday (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] In an effort to increase security during Canada Day festivities, streets in the downtown core will close earlier than they did last year and police checkpoints will be tightened. ...

[caption id=“attachment_70096” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Metrolinx has been giving police access to Presto travel records, sometimes without a warrant. (Metrolinx)[/caption] The apparent ability of police to access Presto user travel records is just another example of how increasingly difficult it is to avoid having your movements tracked in today’s society, a privacy advocate said Friday. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Redblacks) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The Ottawa REDBLACKS of the Canadian Football League (CFL) today announced that fewer than 3,000 tickets remain for the 105th Grey Cup, presented by Shaw, that will pack TD Place Sunday, November 26, 2017. ...

The union that represents 68 employees of the _ Ottawa Citizen _ and _ Ottawa Sun _ has a strike mandate in contract negotiations with the papers' owner, after members voted in favour of authorizing one. The Ottawa Newspaper Guild and Postmedia, which owns the papers, are scheduled to meet with a conciliator on June 20 and 21, the _ Citizen _ reported. ...

CTV Ottawa will expand its local news offering by launching a 5 p.m. newscast in a bid to provide more flexibility to an audience with changing viewing habits. The newscast, dubbed _ News at Five _ will be separate from its existing _ News at Six _ . ...