Photo gallery: Radio morning

It's 5 a.m. The few early morning commuters peering through the windows of the CBC from Sparks Street would notice little happening in the darkness of studio twelve. But inside, the machinery at the CBC Ottawa newsroom has already begun to churn out what will become the day’s news.

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Photo gallery: Going green

This year's Earth Hour may have had the world shutting off its lights, but Centretown is doing a lot more than powering down to be eco-friendly in 2010, the year for environmental sustainability.

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Photo gallery: Anti-art school comes to Ottawa

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Jenniele Murray models as a fierce Virgo, the virgin, with Ricky Boucher as her melancholy captor and Sara Ainslie as a hopeless suitor.

For Centretown residents looking for a new way to draw, Sharon VanStarkenburg and Remco Volmer started the Ottawa branch of the Dr. Sketchy’s franchise last August. Since then they have held events at the Mercury Lounge the last Monday of every month . In Ottawa, past models include roller derby girls, circus performers and Steampunks. The theme for the March 29 class was Carnal Equinox, a playful, gold lamé clad take on the zodiac. read more

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