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CRESTHAVEN CLOSURE - EFFECTIVE: JULY 27th FROM 9:00am-3:30pm Cresthaven will be closed from Strandherd to Fairpark. 80 Tunney's Pasture: From Cresthaven, left Strandherd, right Crestway, right Hathaway, left Cresthaven to regular route. 80 Barrhaven Centre: From Cresthaven, right Hathaway, left Crestway, left Strandherd, right Cresthaven to regular route.

GREATER OTTAWA AREA Lowest: 93.3 - ESSO - Innes Road at Frank Bender Street - Orleans Highest: 117.9 - Peter's Gas Bar - Robertson Road near Vanier Road - Bells Corners Average: 105.6

The Edmonton Oilers have signed Connor McDavid to an 8-year extension that will kick in after the 2017-18 season, and is worth $100 million (AAV: $12.5 million). The Montreal Canadiens have avoided arbitration with forward Alex Galchenyuk after signing him to a 3-year deal reportedly worth $14.7 million (AAV: $4.9 million). The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Zach Hyman to a 4-year extension worth $9 million (AAV: $2.25 million). A total of 30 players have filed for salary arbitration, but is now down to 29 after the Galchenyuk signing. Team-elected salary arbitration notifications must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday. Ilya Kovalchuk announced he would remain in the KHL for one more season after the Devils couldn't find a trading partner for his NHL rights. After the 2017-18 season, he is an unrestricted free agent. Rangers have re-signed forward Jesper Fast to a three-year deal worth $5.55 million (AAV: $1.85 million). The Canadiens have named former defenceman Francis Bouillon as their new player development coach.

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GREATER OTTAWA AREA Lowest: 93.9 - SAAB - Cyrville Road at Maxime Street - Gloucester Highest: 109.9 - ESSO - Strandherd Drive at Longfield Drive - Barrhaven Average: 101.9

Report: The Flyers have signed goaltender Brian Elliott to a 2-year deal worth $5.5 million (AAV: $2.75 million).

Here is a list of trades that have occurred since I last posted. TRADE - PENGUINS AND BLUES To PIT: Ryan Reaves, 2017 2nd-round pick To STL: Oskar Sundqvist, 2017 1st-round pick TRADE - FLAMES AND ISLANDERS To CGY: Travis Hamonic, Conditional 4th-round pick To NYI: 2018 1st-round pick, 2018 2nd-round pick, Conditional 2nd-round pick TRADE - STARS AND GOLDEN KNIGHTS To DAL: Marc Methot To VGK: Dylan Ferguson, 2020 2nd-round pick TRADE - FLAMES AND HURRICANES To CGY: Eddie Lack, Ryan Murphy, 2019 7th-round pick To CAR: Keegan Kanzig, 2019 6th-round pick TRADE - WILD AND SABRES To MIN: Marcus Foligno, Tyler Ennis, 2018 3rd-round pick To BUF: Marco Scandella, Jason Pominville, 2018 4th-round pick BUYOUTS The following players have been placed on waivers for the purpose of a buyout: Mike Cammalleri (NJD), Lance Bouma (CGY), Ryan Murphy (CGY), Mark Stuart (WPG), Devante Smith-Pelly (NJD), Jussi Jokinen (FLA), Jimmy Hayes (BOS) RE-SIGNINGS The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenceman Dmitry Orlov to a 6-year deal worth $30.6 million (AAV: $5.1 million).

GREATER OTTAWA AREA Lowest (2-Way Tie at 93.6): ESSO - St. Joseph Boulevard at Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard - Orleans Ultramar - St. Joseph Boulevard at Youville Drive - Orleans Highest: 117.9 - Peter's Gas Bar - Robertson Road near Vanier Road - Bells Corners Average: 105.75

OC Transpo has also announced detours for the period between June 27th and July 4th. Click here for details. Note: You'll need Adobe Reader to view this document.

Oilers have re-signed defenceman Kris Russell to a 4-year deal worth $16 million (AAV: $4 million).

Here the trades that have occurred since the roster freeze was lifted yesterday at 8am ET. HURRICANES AND GOLDEN KNIGHTS To CAR: Trevor van Riemsdyk, 2018 7th-round pick To VGK: 2017 2nd-round pick ISLANDERS AND OILERS To NYI: Jordan Eberle To EDM: Ryan Strome CANADIENS AND GOLDEN KNIGHTS To MTL: David Schlemko To VGK: 2019 5th-round pick COYOTES AND BLACKHAWKS To ARI: Niklas Hjalmarsson To CHI: Laurent Dauphin, Connor Murphy BLUE JACKETS AND BLACKHAWKS To CBJ: Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte, 2017 6th-round pick To CHI: Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg, 2018 5th-round pick BLUE JACKETS AND WILD To CBJ: Jordan Schroeder To MIN: Dante Salituro COYOTES AND RANGERS To ARI: Derek Stepan, Antti Raanta To NYR: 2017 7th overall pick, Anthony DeAngelo

Albert Johnson, aka "Prodigy" of hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, has died at the age of 42. He was recently hospitalized due to what is being described as "complications caused by a sickle anemia crisis". Sergei Mylnikov, USSR's goaltender during the 1987 Canada Cup, has died at the age of 59.

Hey Ed, Here are a few of my suggestions. Route 6: This route is currently known as route 1, but will be renumbered as of Sunday as part of On Track 2018. It serves South Keys, Bank Street, Billings Bridge, Old Ottawa South, Lansdowne Park/TD Place, The Glebe, The Village, Centretown, the Rideau Centre, ByWard Market, Lowertown, and Rockcliffe Park. Route 8: If you're a history buff, you should take this route as it will take you to/from the Canadian Museum of History over in Gatineau. Note: Buses only operate to/from the museum until approximately 5:00pm. Route 11: This route travels through Ottawa's Chinatown, and the community of Westboro. Route 12: This route travels along two of Ottawa's busiest roads, Rideau Street and Montreal Road from downtown through the community of Vanier, then it continues through the community of Beacon Hill to Blair Station, which will be the eastern terminus for the Confederation Line come 2018. Route 95: This is the city's most frequent route and operates 24/7. It mainly travels along the Transitway and Highways 174 and 417, with a bunch of major stops along including Fallowfield Train Station, Baseline Station (Algonquin College), Bayview Station (northern terminus for the Trillium Line), Rideau Centre, University of Ottawa, etc.