'Out of hand' Ottawa street party following football game condemned by officials, police

Thousands of people descended on Ottawa’s Sandy Hill area following the annual Panda Game football match on Saturday, with partygoers flipping a vehicle on Russell Avenue.  

According to Ottawa police, most of the afternoon following the game between the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees and Carleton Ravens — a fall football tradition — was considered under control. But the situation quickly soured in the evening.

Police had a large presence ready most of the day. But when officers and members of the force’s emergency services unit were re-deployed after 8 p.m. ET, following reports of large crowds gathering, the avenue was overrun.

“By the time we showed up, there