After eight years of introducing Ottawa residents to glass art, Flo Glassblowing will close its doors this weekend to become a glassblowing co-operative, set to reopen this fall. Melody Jewitt, owner of Flo Glassblowing, became a mother to a one-and-a-half-year old boy with Down syndrome. Finding it difficult to manage…
May 29, 2019, was a historic day for the Canadian deaf community. It was the day American Sign Language (ASL), Langue des signes du Québec (LSQ), and Indigenous Sign Language (ISL) were recognized as the primary languages of deaf Canadians. This recognition is part of bill C-81, a broad federal accessibility…
The Italian week festival kicked off at the Ottawa City Hall, celebrating its 45th year on June 6. The grand opening was well attended and started the Italian week off with speeches led by president of the Italian week festival committee, Alessio Monterosso, and the raising of the Italian flag. …
The annual Indigenous Art & Entrepreneurship brought both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together to learn and admire Indigenous art forms.
Artists battle it out to win prize money and the title of best artist of the night.
More than 25 regional dialects exist within Italy, and Canada is a hotspot for these minority and regional languages, says Paul Rausch.
The Ottawa Champions season doesn’t start until May 19, but new manager Sebastien Boucher says he can’t wait for it.
A Carleton University grad and a current student are planning to cycle across Canada to raise money for a solar energy-focused charity.
