Archive 1997-2016
By Ariel Teplitsky
It’s an acrobatic dance, a type of music, a traditional form of fighting and for some, a way of life.
It’s called capoeira and it’s making waves — actually, ripples — in Ottawa.
Capoeira (pronounced ca-PWAY-ra) is a high-velocity martial arts dance that somewhat resembles breakdancing — incorporating such moves as backflips and head spins.
By Richard Bloom
It’s March and I’m mad. While millions of college basketball fans around the world gather in front of their television sets to watch the annual NCAA tournament, I’m left asking why that can’t happen in Canada.
The tournament, deemed “March madness,” is truly a wonderful event.
By Sara T. Schwartz
It’s a winning combination of exciting programming, a loveable hockey team and the expressive nature of sports fans that has made Ottawa Sports Radio a success in just six months.
General manager and vice president of OSR, Dianne Wilson, said the response to Ottawa’s newest radio station exceeded her expectations.
By Danielle Gauthier
Imagine the life of a child in a country where even playground swings swaying in the breeze represent contamination.
It’s the horror faced daily by Belarussian children living under the shroud of Chernobyl, the site of the worst peacetime nuclear disaster in history.