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The public is being warned about a possible phone scam, this time involving the Canada Border Services Agency’s Border Information Service. The CBSA says its received reports that people are being called and personal information and payment are being requested over the phone. The agency says the BIS call centre is a free service and it’s not designed to make calls to members of the public for information and payment requests.

Home ice for the Ottawa Senators will now be known as the Canadian Tire Centre. The new naming was announced this morning, from Scotiabank Place. The new name will take effect July 1st. Signage for the renaming will be in place for the 2013-2014 hockey season.

Police are asking drivers to make sure their vehicles are road safe in order to prevent wheel separations. The OPP has investigated around 60 incidents since January that involved wheels being separated from light duty vehicles. Warning signs range from nothing to a lot of noise and shaking and poor handling. Police remind drivers that car trouble may be inconvenient in the driver, but deadly on 400 series highways.

The Fitzgerald family is preparing for their next North American Tour. The fiddling family "Everything Fitz," siblings Pat, Julie, Kerry and Tom, along with parents Paddy and Pam Fitzgerald, have dedicated this coming year to touring. Although tour dates are still being lined up, the group is already looking forward to some of their performance destinations, Julie explains:

In July, the three youngest siblings will be music instructors at the Leahy Music Camp in Lakefield, something Kerry is looking forward to:

They will then embark on a two week tour of the East Coast and spend the rest of the summer at fiddle and step dance contests across the country, including the prestigious Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship in Saskatoon this August. Tom currently holds the title of Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion, while Julie holds the 2009 and 2010 title.

Algonquin Art Centre has opened its 2013 show "The Canadian Shield." Every year, the Algonquin Art Centre organizes a new art exhibition that explores environmental themes through the perspective of Canada’s leading landscape and wildlife artists. The Art Centre has developed their 2013 show by turning to one of Canada’s most significant geological formations; the Canadian Shield. The exhibit, "The Canadian Shield" will be on display from now through October 19th, at the Algonquin Art Centre, located on Kilometre 20 in the heart of Algonquin Provincial Park. Admission by voluntary donation, no Park Pass is required.