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Osaka cafe brings a taste of Canadian hospitality and poutine to Japan
By Sean CoombsExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan — On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, the LiNGUA World Cafe nestled in a quiet corner of the Tennoji ward of Osaka has just emptied after the lunchtime rush. Behind the counter, Ian Warney dips his ladle into a pot and then pours a hot helping of gravy onto a classic order of poutine. If...
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July 10, 2025
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Canadian War Museum acquires rare Second World War tank from UK
The Canadian War Museum has just added a key piece of our country’s military history to its massive collection of artifacts. The LeBreton Flats museum recently acquired a Sherman Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle, better known as a BARV. These tanks played a major role in Canada’s contribution to the Second World War, as they were used during the D-Day landings...
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Ryan Clark ,
July 9, 2025
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‘We have to show our patriotism,’ says seamstress behind anti-Tesla flag protest
In March, when the Canada-U.S. trade war erupted, Graziana Marcantonio decided to use her sewing skills to make a statement to the powerful. The Ottawa seamstress took it upon herself to ask her fellow residents of the Sidney Towers Housing Co-operative to hang Canadian flags on their balconies, situated beside the Tesla auto showroom on Carling Avenue in Little Italy....
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Olivia Grandy ,
July 9, 2025
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New print magazine issues ‘wake-up call’ about Ottawa’s coolness, creativity
On a Saturday afternoon, in an event space located on a quiet stretch of Gladstone Avenue, about a dozen creatives scrambled to apply the finishing touches of art and décor before their guests began to arrive. The setup was a team effort, including strategically placed photographs, a DJ set, a band, balloons and (of course) oranges. After all, there was...
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Olivia Grandy ,
July 9, 2025
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City officials expect launch of O-Train’s western service in early 2027
While the O-Train’s eastern extension could possibly see completion this year, construction teams are hard at work completing the long-anticipated western expansion. The West extension is part of the Stage 2 Light Rail expansion, which will add 16 new destinations to the previous O-Train LRT lines. The extension will see new stations added to Line 1, as well as a...
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Ryan Clark ,
July 8, 2025
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Support for dads: Ottawa Public Health set to provide new fatherhood service
Clad in a paper gown, Tom Gardener was led into the emergency operation room with the instructions to not touch anything in blue. In front of him lay his partner, unconscious on the table and her stomach cut open, while he cradled their newborn daughter for the first time. For 21 hours Gardener had been left alone in the hospital...
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Camille Green ,
July 8, 2025
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Inuit sister duo PIQSIQ add throat singing to Expo’s cultural fabric
By Poppy PhilbrookExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan — At an event many regard as a sort of cultural Olympics, Inuit throat-singing sister duo Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay had the added thrill of sharing their art with an audience that had never heard anything like it before. “It’s so cool to bring something as unique and specific as throat singing to...
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Capital Current Staff ,
July 8, 2025
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Canadian artists took centre stage during busy Canada Day week
By Sean CoombsExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan — At an event as crowded as EXPO 2025 in Osaka, the music emanating from the many pavilions can be drowned out by the thousands of visitors and staff. But during the height of the week-long Canada Day festivities at the Canada pavilion, the iconic Canadiana music being belted out of the pavilion’s main...
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July 8, 2025
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Ottawa’s first Craig’s Cookies shop draws Canada Day crowd in ByWard Market
José Mari Perez says the smell of freshly baked, candy-filled cookies wafting through Union Station draws him in every time he visits Toronto. On Canada Day, he got the chance to try the treats from the popular Toronto-based chain, Craig’s Cookies, at its new location in the ByWard Market on George Street. “I’ve been to the shop in Toronto multiple...
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Olivia Grandy ,
July 5, 2025
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Cowgirl Up: Women make history at Calgary Stampede with new event
Lakota Bird eases her horse into position on the right side of the chute at the far end of the arena. She holds her lasso up over her shoulder, eyes locked on the waiting calf. She nods her head, and the gate of the chute flies opens. The calf careens into the arena. Bird races after it atop her sorrel...
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Laura Gillis ,
July 4, 2025
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Cree artist Joel Wood hopes music was ‘sacred and alive’ for Expo audiences
By Poppy PhilbrookExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan – Plains Cree artist Joel Wood says he hopes audience members who heard him perform during a week-long gig here at Expo 2025 came away with the feeling of having experienced something powerful. “We want them to feel like they’ve experienced and were a part of something sacred and alive,” Wood said in an...
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Capital Current Staff ,
July 3, 2025
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From viral sensation to national stage: Stittsville’s TALK shines on Canada Day
When Nicholas Durocher performed at the Canada Day celebration at LeBreton Flats on Tuesday night, it wasn’t just the opening of one of the most important shows in the country. It was also the fulfillment of a longtime dream for the Ottawa native and JUNO Award-winning musician. “I remember about 10 years ago I was at a friend’s cottage and...
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Ryan Clark ,
July 2, 2025
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Canada Day in all its glory at Expo, before the sun was even up back home
By Poppy Philbrook and Sean CoombsExpo Reporters OSAKA, Japan–There was maple syrup, Canadian flags, Mounties in full red serge greeting Expo visitors in the blazing sun and yes, even a gigantic beaver leading a traditional Japanese exercise class. All in all, vintage Canadiana during Canada Day celebrations at Expo’s Canada Pavilion. Face paint and red maple leaves decorated the faces...
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Capital Current Staff ,
July 2, 2025
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Committee OKs plan to move French childcare service to West Centretown
The City of Ottawa’s community services committee has approved a plan to move the Centre éducatif Pinocchio — a city-run French-language childcare service — to a high-needs area in West Centretown. The city is proposing to move the municipally-operated centre from its current location at 111 Sussex Drive in Lowertown — the former Ottawa City hall — to a new...
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Savannah Lawrence ,
July 2, 2025
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From swamp to swim spot: Why Dow’s Lake is cleaner than you think
Last month, the NCC officially opened a swim spot off a new dock in Dow’s Lake, part of the Rideau Canal just north of Carleton University. National Capital Commission CEO Tobi Nussbaum, Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi and others enthusiastically jumped in, partly to demonstrate to the public that the water is safe to swim in and had consistently met...
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Olivia Grandy ,
July 1, 2025
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RCMP officers brave Expo heat to wow visitors with vintage Canadiana
By Sean CoombsExpo Reporter OSAKA, Japan – It doesn’t get much more quintessentially Canadian than Mounties in trademark Red Serge. This week, two RCMP officers joined the ranks of Canadians from an array of professional and cultural backgrounds who have participated in events at the Canada pavilion to represent Canada at its best. In cooperation with Global Affairs Canada, RCMP Constables...
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July 1, 2025
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Orchestra offers open-air music — and ice cream — at free summer concerts
You scream, I scream, we all scream for . . . the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s music and The Merry Dairy’s ice cream! To kick off the summer season, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra is hosting a series of free open-air concerts in collaboration with The Merry Dairy ice cream truck to deliver six, two-hour concerts, filled with joyful music and icy...
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Camille Green ,
July 1, 2025
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After referendum motion pulled, residents speak out on Lansdowne 2.0
Fifteen delegates voiced concerns about the city’s proposed Lansdowne 2.0 project as part of a June 23 “people’s committee” hosted by the community group Better Ottawa. Better Ottawa’s Neil Saravanamuttoo said he decided to organize the event after a motion by Capital Coun. Shawn Menard — which proposed a public referendum on Lansdowne 2.0 — was withdrawn during a June...
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Olivia Grandy ,
June 27, 2025
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Ontario paramedics work to curb high rates of assaults, threats faced on the job
Time stood still for Brampton-area paramedic Mandy Johnston as a patient tried to strangle her work partner. They had sped to the scene with a brief summary from the 9-1-1 dispatcher. When they arrived at the property, they were met by a man at the end of the driveway, hurling threats at them. They were trying to de-escalate the situation...
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Chloe Hayes ,
June 27, 2025
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O-Train east extension on track for 2025 as final phase of work on stations begins
With the eastern expansion of the O-Train scheduled to open to the public by year’s end, the finishing touches of construction are currently underway at the stations that will soon see thousands of riders daily. The extension will add 12.5 kilometres of track east of the existing line, which ends at Blair Station. This includes five new stations, bringing LRT...
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Ryan Clark ,
June 24, 2025
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