Here's how OPP ID'd the 'Nation River Lady' | RCMP charge Ottawa man tied to 'violent far-right ideology' with terrorism offences | Ottawa under fire ban as heat warning continues
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, July 06, 2023.
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Here's how OPP ID'd the 'Nation River Lady'; An undated photograph of Jewell Parchman Langford, left, and a bust of the Nation River Lady, which was created by Ontario Provincial Police in the mid-2010s as they were trying to uncover the identity of a homicide victim found east of Ottawa in 1975\.

Here's how OPP ID'd the 'Nation River Lady'

July 5 , 2023 • 02:24 PM EDT

Jewell Parchman Langford disappeared in 1975 after moving to Montreal from Tennessee. It took investigators 45 years to identify her remains.

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RCMP charge Ottawa man tied to 'violent far-right ideology' with terrorism offences; Police were called about a head-on crash on the south Perimeter Highway late Friday night\. The 37-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were taken to hospital\.

RCMP charge Ottawa man tied to 'violent far-right ideology' with terrorism offences

July 5 , 2023 • 11:17 AM EDT

RCMP officers have arrested two people and charged one with three terrorism offences in a first-of-its-kind case. Patrick Gordon Macdonald of Ottawa, 26, is facing three terrorism charges for allegedly participating in making and distributing propaganda for the far-right Atomwaffen Division.

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Ottawa under fire ban as heat warning continues; The logo for the Ottawa Fire Services\.

Ottawa under fire ban as heat warning continues

July 5 , 2023 • 08:52 AM EDT

Ottawa Fire Services has issued an open-air fire ban for the city as hot, humid weather persists. 

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Province won't provide specifics on schedule for new Wolfe Island ferry; The Wolfe Islander IV ferry is seen taking part in training exercises on March 20, 2023\.

Province won't provide specifics on schedule for new Wolfe Island ferry

July 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Islanders say anything longer than the current 60-minute standard for a round trip will have devastating effects on residents and businesses. The mayor for Frontenac Islands calls it a "no-go" and an "economic killer."

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Turtle survey aims to expand our knowledge of vulnerable reptile's habitat; A wood turtle found during the survey along the Coulonge River in Western Quebec\.

Turtle survey aims to expand our knowledge of vulnerable reptile's habitat

July 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Researchers have just finished combing some sandy beaches along the Coulonge River in western Quebec's Pontiac region for wood turtles, designated a vulnerable species in that province. They found three. 

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Crime Prevention Ottawa to be dissolved, replaced with advisory committee; Ottawa City Hall sign\.  

July 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Crime Prevention Ottawa to be dissolved, replaced with advisory committee

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Ottawa's LGBTQ community sounding alarm after recent violence; Counter-protesters on Broadview Avenue in Ottawa on June 9, 2023, where hundreds gathered to 'drown out' and counter a man who was protesting what he calls 'gender ideology\.'  

July 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Ottawa's LGBTQ community sounding alarm after recent violence

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Federal government starts rolling out grocery rebate payments; What we learned as MPs grilled Canada's top grocery CEOs over food prices and profits  

July 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Federal government starts rolling out grocery rebate payments

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Pimisi LRT station poses a safety risk for large crowds, police say; The National Capital Commission intends to put its land beside Pimisi Station up for development when the market stabilizes\. The City of Ottawa owns a smaller parcel beyond that, beside the future central library\.  

July 4 , 2023 • 08:19 PM EDT

Pimisi LRT station poses a safety risk for large crowds, police say

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NFL linebacker honoured by Ottawa's new 'Jesse Luketa Day'; Jesse Luketa signs a jersey at an event proclaiming July 4 Jesse Luketa Day in Ottawa\.  

July 4 , 2023 • 07:46 PM EDT

NFL linebacker honoured by Ottawa's new 'Jesse Luketa Day'

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