Centretown News

In a world of online shopping, seasonal trends, and mass-produced clothing, we turn a story of an Ottawa woman who's built a life around making women smile on their wedding day. Since she was a teenager, Janine Adamyk has been creating custom dresses for women of all shapes and sizes. Now, she’s still going strong as the owner of one of Ottawa's oldest custom bridal gown shops.

For 43 years, Paolo Di Rienzo has been using his sandwiches, pasta and desserts to weave Ottawa’s Little Italy into a tight-knit community. The 25th hour visited his cozy shop to learn more about the man behind Ottawa’s best sandwich.

Fully aware of the likelihood of defeat in the federal election, Ottawa-Centre Libertarian Party candidate Dean Harris still strives to make a difference in politics.

With the crisis of missing and murdered growing more dire every day, women like Larissa Derosiers are using their voices with events like the walking with our sisters exhibit at Carleton and a vigil on parliament hill to raise awareness and push for change.