Archive 1997-2016
By Sonia Toews
Understanding the contrasting demands of workers and bosses within a stressed economy can be like trying to get your balance on a seesaw. Brothers of the Brush attempts to do just that — and succeeds.
The New Theatre of Ottawa performs this black comic drama using a four-man cast, and paints an honest, balanced picture of the turbulent world of Irish labor disputes.
By Travis Brine
The juice is loose on the football fields of Ottawa. No, O.J. Simpson hasn’t been spotted dodging tackles at Frank Clair Stadium, but steroid-enhanced university athletes have been.
This fall, an increasing number of Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union athletes have tested positive for steroids, including two from the University of Ottawa.
By Jason Ramey
Ottawa’s premier curling event will feature competition on the ice, but it will also be in an “off-ice” competition of its own.
The Eighth Annual Welton Beauchamp Classic has been forced to go head-to-head with the Second Annual Flexi-coil Curling Classic in Saskatoon.
By Adam Hickman
The story of two crumbling Sparks Street buildings has ended with a wrecking ball dominating the final act. The lesson to be learned? Progress and pragmatism.
Slowly, crews are tearing down the Kresge and Woolworth buildings, dating back to 1929 and 1941, paving the way for a temporary parking lot.