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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. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67965” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] March for Life protesters in downtown Ottawa on May 11, 2017. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca)[/caption] City Clerk Rick O’Connor said the raising of an anti-abortion flag at City Hall should not have happened because it was against the city’s flag policy. ...

[caption id=“attachment_46244” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] The Grey Cup is presented in Ottawa in November 2016. (OSEG)[/caption] _ (Via Ottawa Redblacks) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The Ottawa REDBLACKS of the Canadian Football League (CFL) today announced that fewer than 6,000 tickets remain for the 105th Grey Cup, presented by Shaw. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67668” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Flooding behind Parliament Hill. The Ottawa River’s water level has increased by 33 cm on the Ontario side since Friday. (Dan Roodman/Submitted)[/caption] Officials in Ottawa and Gatineau are preparing for flood recovery, as water levels continue to drop. ...

Hydro Ottawa has posted some incredible aerial footage of the Ottawa River raging over Chaudière Falls. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhS4cATu2h4 The name “Chaudière” roughly translates as “Cauldron”, and was named by early French explorers. For centuries before the explorers, the falls were known as “Akikodjiwan”, the name given to the falls by the Anishinaabe people. ...

If you ever go to a concert inside a small bar, you should bring ear plugs if you appreciate hearing. Being the amateur that I am, I didn’t think about loudness when I went to an emo show last Monday inside the Avant Garde bar at 135 Besserer St. ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Eligible residents can now apply for OC Transpo’s EquiPass, a new affordable monthly transit pass that provides a lower-priced transit option for individuals or families who live on low incomes. ...

Remy Scalza spent 36 hours in Ottawa and wrote about the experience for the New York Times, published Thursday. Because we love it when people write nice things about us, the article went viral in Ottawa. ** You can read it here… ** https://twitter. ...

The streets ran red - and black - Tuesday with thousands of fans turning out to a parade downtown in honour of the Redblacks' Grey Cup win. https://twitter.com/REDBLACKS/status/803660358111985664 https://twitter.com/REDBLACKS/status/803642265289818112 https://twitter.com/REDBLACKS/status/803648420560781312 https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/803755973353545728 https://twitter.com/ottawalifers/status/803663569913049089 https://twitter.com/TimTierney/status/803680301914451968 [ MVP! ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The City of Ottawa wants to remind residents that overnight parking bans and on-street parking fees have changed in the past year. ** Fee changes ** The annual fee structure for on-street parking permits remains unchanged from 2015, but monthly fees now change by season. ...