Archive 1997-2016
The immigration department can be more of a hindrance than a help to newcomers settling in Canada, critics say, adding that it is responsible for poor quality service, over-stretched waiting times and mounting frustration among immigration claimants.
When the Canada Council for the Arts was proposing changes to its visual arts funding program, the staid, predictable Canadian reaction — don’t change anything — ensued.
Karen McLane isn’t coming down off her 2004 music high any time soon. Creator of Music For Cats, an independent Ottawa record label run out of her home, McLane is excited about what’s next for the bands produced by her label.
Local music fans will be disappointed to learn that Ottawa-based band Nero will be taking an indefinite break starting in the new year.