Combine an internet romance, an estranged mother and son and a vacation to Taiwan and anything can happen. That’s the premise of Sweden’s contribution to this year’s European Union Film Festival. And if the reviews are anything to go by it is also full of twists intrigue.

Canadian and world equestrian enthusiasts were left shocked and saddened this Sunday after the death of show jumper Eric Lamaze’s legendary stallion Hickstead. The champion horse died shortly after he and Lamaze completed a course at the Rolex FEI World Cup in Verona, Italy, in front of an arena packed with horrified onlookers.

The 2012 Northern Lights Showcase – a three day extravaganza of the North to be held in Ottawa next February – had its unofficial launch last week with a photo shoot and press conference involving seven high profile Northern leaders.

Canada’s holistic nutritionists will combine their knowledge and experience with local celebrity chefs to create Feast of Flavour: Ottawa’s Holistic Food Event. The gastronomic affair will take place at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, November 5, from 11am to 4pm.

Movember (the month formerly known as November) is an annual moustache growing charity event held every November which raises funds and awareness for cancers that affect men. The participants, known as Mo Bros, have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Moustache all the while raising money to benefit men’s health.

With winter approaching and the cold weather settling into our bones, isolation and loss of independence is a reality for far too many senior citizens and for those living with special mobility needs in Ottawa, one of the world’s coldest and most snowbound capital cities.

Walking through the old streets of the Le Vieux-Hull sometimes makes one wonder how life was at the turn of the twentieth century. While those days are long gone, last night these crazy years were relived during the Noble Experiment as the first edition of La Nuit Folle took place in Hull.