Canada’s men’s soccer team continued its record setting yesterday with a historic 1 nil win over South Africa in their first ever elimination round match. The teams were playing to a scoreless draw as the clock ticked into extra time when FC Porto midfielder Stephen Eustaquio took a clearance header from his chest to his right boot and blasted home the winning goal from the edge of the area. World class superstar Alfonzo Davies played his first minutes of the tournament, substituted in late in the second half, providing a spark that opened up some space for Canadian mid fielders. Canada plays either Morocco or the Netherlands in the round of 16 on Saturday.

Lalonde Conservation Park has been partially reopened as of last Friday. The city has opened access to the paved walkway through the park but an area near the suspected coyote den is still cordoned off. The city engaged the services of Coyote Watch Canada to locate the den and commence a hazing or aversive conditioning program in order to dissuade the coyotes from human interactions. The city advises that the pups are now mobile enough that the family has left the area allowing for a staged reopening of the park while authorities continue to monitor the situation. The den was destroyed once it was determined the family abandoned it and if all goes to plan the park will be fully reopened in September. 

The Ottawa Police Service launched a pilot project in April targeting retail theft . Three months later police reported positive impacts noting   a high rate of criminal charges and lower involvement from secondary police units. OPS says the analysis shows a significant number of incidents are clustered within a small number of high-volume retail locations in the downtown core,  allowing investigators to identify repeat offenders quickly and connect cases across multiple businesses and areas.