The Gladstone set to stage Ottawa playwright’s dark political drama
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos Imagine a world where a bomb exploded on your bus ride to work, where the government forbade you to leave your house between sundown and sunrise, where…
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Centretown restaurants raise funds to help fight HIV/AIDS
By Corey Price A number of Centretown restaurants are taking part in a major fundraiser to support HIV/AIDS organizations. The Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation and Bruce House will mark the…
Public art to be included in Elgin Street redesign
By Casey Bolton The massive and controversial renewal of Elgin Street over the next 18 months — which has cast a cloud over business on the busy commercial strip —…
Pricing legal pot will have to take black market into account: parliamentary report
By Matthew Curtis While the Senate continues debating the Cannabis Act, people just outside the Parliament Buildings will be puffing on joints during the last 4/20 pro-pot rally on April…
Face to Face approaches Ottawa’s Jewish history like ‘family photo wall’
By Evelyn Myers A new exhibit showcasing Ottawa’s Jewish history — and coming in June to the Bytown Museum — is designed to look like a collection of family photos…
Exhibit glimpses 150 years of Ottawa history through five sets of eyes
By Madison Ranta A new exhibit at the Bytown Museum will encourage Ottawa residents to examine the city’s history from five different vantage points: the perspective of a farmer, a…
Artisan adds touch of gold to national treasures
By Liam McPherson Paul Champion-Demers has worked in the presence of dignitaries and high-profile politicians in Canada’s capital for most of his life. The 58-year-old artisan has practised his trade…
Local Chinese-Canadian community organize Mahjong event
By Lui Xia Lee They were tucked in Room 109 at the Bronson Centre. Five rectangular tables filled with domino-like tiles were surrounded by participants of various ages. A few…
