After a week of triumphs and heartbreaks, junior curler Rachel Homan and her team have a silver medal to commemorate their last game together.
Chloé Ekker, Centretown NewsRachel Homan shoots during a January practice with teammates Lynn Krevizauk and Emma Miskew.
Month: March 2010
Flying high
Darcy Whyte rarely misses “Games Night” Wednesdays at the Atomic Rooster, but he doesn’t come to play darts – he would rather throw airplanes.
Sage Mosurinjohn-English, Centretown NewsDarcy Whyte hosts regular model-airplane workshops for adults at the Atomic Rooster on Bank Street.
Harb won’t give up fight to ban seal hunt
Liberal Senator Mac Harb will continue to pressure the government to ban the seal hunt in Canada, despite the failure of his recent proposal in the Senate. Harb says he feels Canadians are on his side. 
Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco, Centretown NewsTwo RCMP officers point out to Darryl Mathews, who opposes the seal hunt, that he needs a permit to protest on Parliament Hill.
Once at the bottom of the sea, downtown reveals its secrets
A 450-million-year-old fossil that sheds new light on the early evolution of worm-like animals was found in the last place one might expect – downtown Ottawa.
Royal Ontario MuseumClose-up of the fossil found at the World Exchange Plaza.