YMCA to host girl rock ‘n’ rollers
By Veronica Newbury Rock Camp For Girls, a local organization that encourages diversity and inclusivity in the music industry, has been awarded a Canada 150 “micro-grant” to put on a…
Francophone artists unite at SAW Gallery
By Clive Ngan Across cultures and continents, local Ottawa artist Nancy Brandsma found new influences for her work at pentadécagone, an art exhibit held at the SAW Gallery on Feb. 9….
Play puts physics on stage
By Rebecca Kiriakopoulos Infinity is the compelling story of love, sex… and math? The original play by indie sensation and Ottawa-born playwright Hannah Moscovitch will make its National Arts Centre…
Instagram ads boost art sales
By Marika Van Schepen Ottawa artists have taken to Instagram to build a following, creating business pages to showcase and freelance their art. Now, selling artwork can be as easy…
Women battle for ice-cross equality
By Joshua Soucie Red Bull’s Crashed Ice world championship finale is taking place around the Fairmont Chateau Laurier on March 3 and 4, and Jacqueline Legere of Brantford, Ont. —…
Viewpoint: If abuse of refs continues, we will skate away from the game
By Daniel Vazzoler The life of a minor hockey official looks tempting at first. You practically get to make your own schedule, it pays well, the hours aren’t long and you…
Ice dragons race across Dows Lake
By Arianna Paquette Ottawa played host to the Ice Dragon Boat Festival — the first of its kind in North America — on Feb 17-18. Rather than having participants paddle…
Local player aims for national team
By Michael Pattison Ottawa-born soccer player Jamar Dixon has been named to the Canadian men’s national soccer team in the past and could have a chance to represent his country…
GSC artifacts move to nature museum
By Mona Mahmoud The Geological Survey of Canada has launched a pilot project to move two national collections of meteorite and fossil plant specimens from its Booth Street complex to…
Marching for science
By Mike Barry Earth Day will be celebrated differently this year in downtown Ottawa — with a rally to support independent, publicly supported science. Activist groups in Ottawa have mobilized…