Archive 1997-2016
By Meredith Dundas
From centre ice to centre stage, Alexei Yashin is stealing the hearts of Ottawa residents.
Children from local Ottawa schools filled the National Arts Centre opera last week to see the Ottawa Senators’ highest-paid player donate $1 million to the institution.
By KateLynn Savidan
Let’s do a Canadian entertainment quiz! Question No. 1: Who are Sarah McLachlan, Atom Egoyan, Neve Campbell and Jason Priestly?
Question No. 2: Who are Callum Keith Renny, Connie Kaldor and Pierre Falardeau? Don’t be surprised if you have never heard of the last three — they aren’t famous in the United States.
By David Kolbusz
Members of the Ottawa film community have a wide variety of opinions about the recent review of Canadian feature film policy announced by Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps in early February.
The review is designed to identify measures enabling the Canadian film industry to position itself well into the next century.
By Amber Mything
Actors have often been described as being a breed apart. Well, as Tom Wood shows us in his play Claptrap, they also inhabit their own universe.
Set in the fictional town of Oslo, Ont., Claptrap takes a satirical look at a company of actors performing at a major summer theatre festival called the “Ibsen Festival,” named after Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.