_ (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. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Public Health) _ ** Ottawa ** – Ottawa Public Health, in partnership with the Overdose Prevention Task Force, is reminding college and university students to be aware of the risk of drug and alcohol-related harms, including overdose, during welcome-back and orientation week activities. ...

_ ** 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 REDBLACKS) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The Ottawa REDBLACKS host the BC Lions Thursday night at TD Place for the annual Canadian Forces Appreciate Night. Less than 1,000 tickets remain for Thursday’s game that will feature a fly-past by a CF-18 jet on two occasions prior to the game. ...

_ (Via Ottawa REDBLACKS) _ ** OTTAWA, ON ** The euphoria and thrills of the Panda Game presented by Air Canada, return to TD Place on October 1st as the Carleton University Ravens and University of Ottawa Gee-Gees football teams clash in what promises to be another memorable afternoon between these two CIS rivals. ...

_ (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. ...

_ (Via Science and Tech Museum) _ *Media are invited to attend, the public is invited to watch the live stream of the event on Facebook OTTAWA, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 — The Canada Science and Technology Museum will tell the story of Erica Wiebe’s path to Olympic gold with a display of her biometric training gear in the new Museum, set to open in fall 2017. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Junior Senators) _ The Ottawa Junior Senators announced their intention to bid for the 2018 Fred Page Cup earlier today in a media release. A Hockey Canada event, the Fred Page Cup pits the top tier-two junior hockey teams against each other in a tournament to determine the representative from Eastern Canada at the RBC Cup, Canada’s national Junior ‘A’ championship. ...

A hero’s welcome for Olympic champions Erica Wiebe and Natasha Watcham-Roy Tuesday morning at the Ottawa airport. Wiebe, of Stittsville, had won a gold medal in wrestling. Watcham-Roy hails from Gatineau and won a bronze in rugby sevens. A large contingent awaited Wiebe, including residents from her hometown, mayor Jim Watson and west-end councillors Shad Qadri and Marianne Wilkinson. ...