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February 20, 2008 Michael Wallace

Viewpoint: Senators have shown Canadiens the way out of the cellar

The Montreal Canadiens are back. After years of residing in the basement of the NHL, les Habitants have rebounded this season.

February 17, 2008 Geoff Dembicki

Building a bridge from East to West

Shweta Satyan, Centretown News

Xing Huang mortgaged his house to help raise money for the Chinese Canadian Heritage Centre.

“Gimme two beers,” says a middle-aged man, dressed sharply in a grey suit that matches his thinning hair. “I want one Canadian and one Chinese.” The Chinese bartender complies. He pops the caps off a Molson and a Tsingtao and hands the bottles across the counter.

February 17, 2008 Mark Masters

Canadian content cashes in on American writers’ strike

A solution to the Hollywood writers’ strike may have finally emerged, but it’s not a settlement.

February 13, 2008 Tobin Dalrymple

Bus language issue misses larger point

The city’s bus drivers rarely use French when calling out stops and conversing with passengers, a deficiency that came to light after Ottawa resident Michel Thibodeau complained to the city in November over a lack of French-talking OC Transpo drivers.