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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....
Arts & Culture

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...
Expo 2025

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...
Expo 2025

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...
Education

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...
Expo 2025

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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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...
Transit

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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