Archive 1997-2016
Local Pow Wow electric music band A Tribe Called Red has been popular in Ottawa for the past few years, but since the recent release of a controversial single, Burn Your Village to the Ground, things have started to heat up.
Folk music fans filled the Bronson Centre on Nov. 29 to celebrate the country’s best performers in the genre. The 10th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards showcased traditional and innovative Canadian folk musicians.
Bronson Avenue is known for its heavy traffic, commercial buildings and functionality. Beauty is not often a word used to describe it. Tim Desclouds, a retired Canterbury High School teacher turned full-time artist, is working to change this perception by beautifying Ottawa streets with his artwork.
On the day of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, Ottawa held its own celebration to honour the new laureates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi.