Bank of Canada Museum reopens
By Hannah Berge After four years of renovations, the new Bank of Canada Museum is back — and it’s bringing the history of Canadian commercial culture to the heart of…
Aziz and Company closes doors after 53 years
By Patrick Peori After 53 years, a “little slice of India” at the corner of Bank and Gilmour streets closed its doors for the final time at the end of…
Nightly projection honours soldiers killed during Great War
By Natalie Harmsen As Remembrance Day approaches, the people behind a unique, international commemorative project are asking Canadians: How do we remember? The Toronto-based non-profit organization The World Remembers is…
Village Legacy Project preserves history of Ottawa LGBTTQ+ community
By Amey Humphries The Village Legacy Project exhibition may be over, but the impact lives on. The exhibit was launched on Aug. 22 at Wallack Galleries on Bank Street and…
Haunted Walk celebrates Canada 150 with special tour
By Courtney Buchanan One of Centretown’s most popular tourist attractions — The Haunted Walk of Ottawa — has brought back its special-edition tour, 150 Years of Canada’s Scariest Ghost Stories,…
Sound-and-light spectacle to celebrate Chaudière Falls
By Nathaniel Dove A sacred waterfall in the heart of Canada’s capital, its majesty obscured by industrial activity since before Confederation, will be under the spotlight this month as part…
Viewpoint: ‘Creative Canada’ shows government looking to future
By Ruth Tecle Canada needs to modernize the way it supports its creative industries to reflect the current digital age. That’s the message the federal government wants to send as…
World Wildlife Fund launches program to collect information on Ottawa River insects
By Natalie Harmsen The Ottawa River is about to investigate some of its creepy-crawly inhabitants in the name of environmental reform. The World Wildlife Fund Canada launched a new program…