Michael Bussière

ABOVE: Anica lordache, award-winning stylist and owner of ModMop. ALL PHOTOS: Richard Tardif Photographie Over the past two years, ByWard Market merchants and their uptown neighbours have had to stomach more baloney than a kid’s summer camp. Sure, every mall and high street in town got clobbered [...]

There’s a remarkable event happening this summer just down the 417 in Montreal. The seventh annual Canada China International Film Festival (CCIFF) is taking place at a variety of downtown locations, including Concordia University, Cineplex Theatres, and the luxurious Le Mount Stephen Hotel, where [...]

Ottawa Life published an article on April 4th that waved red flags about whether the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) is being less than attentive to certain operations under its authority that may be in violation of the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing [...]

A lot of people just love their pussycats. Check out the catalog of feline entertainment products on the market if you don’t believe me. Activity centres, multi-storey scratching structures covered in shag carpet, wind-up toys, recreational catnip, all for a pet whose species is the greatest hunter [...]

ABOVE: Forest by Ross Photography. ShapeVision is an Ottawa startup whose mission is to create photo-based art and applications with their unique Extreme Vector Graphics™ (EVG) software. Its founding partners, Martin Brooks and John Spence, have extensive experience in the Ottawa tech and education [...]

Ron James needs no introduction. We Canadians have known him and loved him, it seems, ever since he was a pup. Well, Ron’s just released a memoir with plenty of heart about our country and the everyday folks who've put a smile on his face. All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the [...]

ABOVE: Village Party, 66” x 36” • acrylic on unstretched canvas Patrick Paul is an Ojibwe artist who paints in the tradition of the Woodlands school of art, as introduced to the world by Norval Morrisseau, whose father Potan, a respected Shaman and elder, pioneered the style. It [...]

Running a restaurant is a challenging business at the best of times. With a sharp increase in demand for take-out dining and delivery, plus in-house COVID protocols, plus multiple locations, owners have to juggle a lot of plates these days to keep things running smoothly. There are digital products [...]

ABOVE: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) Mark Breslin with Howard and Tammy Wagman; Mike MacDonald with Howard Wagman and Mike Wilmot; Russell Peters, Howard Wagman, Dave Martin, Derek Supple and Dean; Mitch Muirhead and Howard Wagman; A young Howard Wagman; Jason Rouse, Dave Martin, Bill MacInstosh, Howard [...]

WARNING: This article contains language and scenes that some readers may find disturbing and offensive. (PHOTO: OLM STAFF) My cover story in the OLM summer issue was written in support of a fundraiser for the Shepherds of Good Hope that featured Kathleen Edwards. It began with an origin story set [...]