Hacking Health Ottawa Hackathon 2018: Two Pilot Projects Selected for CHEO Hospital
The Hacking Health Ottawa Hackathon 3-day event took place in the city as a culmination of the Health Innovation digital health workshop series.
Discovering San Diego
You can spend weeks taking in all the theme parks, museum, beaches and green spaces of the big bay city but we hit the streets to get to know a few of San Diego’s many neighbourhoods.
Cirque du Soleil shines bright
You might want to label Cirque du Soleil as ‘extraordinary,’ but the reality is, that hardly does the magnificent organization justice.
Saint Paul University launches new school of social innovation
Saint Paul University is pleased to announce the approval of its new Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Innovation by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development of Ontario.
Top diplomat brings experience and insight — makes an impact in Ottawa
Konstantin Kavtaradze is one of Georgia’s most seasoned diplomats and for the past 28 years has been at the forefront of many of the tense international developments that have befallen his small but feisty democratic country.
Homewood Health — recognizing addiction as a mental health issue
Dr. Ronald Fraser is an addictions psychiatrist who specializes in personality disorders. He runs an inpatient detoxification service at the McGill University Health Centre and is the co-medical director for Homewood du Plateau in Montreal.
Spray-Net: Bringing long-lasting quality to your door
No surface is off limits with Spray-Net’s specialized spray materials – able to make exterior siding, front and garage doors, stucco, windows and even brick appear like new within the day.
Reflections from the Other Side of Reason – One day
Post-traumatic growth is not simply about coping; it refers to changes that cut to the very core of our way of being in the world. Post-traumatic growth has to do with the way we greet the day as we wake in the morning.
Film Review: Book Club
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
Film Review: Deadpool
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy of supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling mutant, Cable.
Another clean sheet for Ottawa Fury FC and Crépeau in 0-0 draw against Charleston Battery
Ottawa Fury FC gets a fourth clean sheet in a row in a 0-0 draw against Charleston Battery this past weekend.
Too soon for Knights to wear the crown
I can’t stand the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knights’ rags-to-riches story, their love affair with their newbie city, their never-ending cuddle with an adoring, gushing hockey community and certainly not their 45-minute over the top, Cirque de Soleil-styled pre-game show.
Album Reviews: May 21, 2018
#OLMMusic looks at new releases from Leon Bridges, Tasor, Middle Kids, Paragon Cause and Eleanor Friedberger
Last Chance to catch Up to Low at NAC
Babs Asper is a charming story about a boy’s coming of age in 1950s Ottawa Valley, Up to Low, based on the novel by Brian Doyle and adapted for the stage by Janet Irwin.
Reduce, Reuse, Reupholster
Brittany Martin of The Wooden Button Studio has been putting her spin on antique and mid-century modern furniture for four years, and her clients have come to know her for her fresh take on classic wooden pieces.
FitSpirit and Scotiabank empower Canadian girls to stick with sports
Scotiabank donates $1 million to FitSpirit to help support their mission of building teenage girls' confidence through physical activity.
Revitalized Ottawa Art Gallery Spotlights 6,500 Years of Regional Art
“Finally we have a home for the arts that is worthy of the artistic talent in the city,” beams OAG Director and CEO, Alexandra Badzak as brightly as the new John Ruddy Cube lighting up the Ottawa skyline.
A Night Out in the Capital: What to Expect
This cosmopolitan enclave is peppered with fun-filled entertainment, dazzling nightlife, and sumptuous cuisine. Let’s explore Ottawa!
Ottawa Fury FC’s place in the North American soccer landscape
Debates about grassroots soccer, player development and the structure of professional soccer leagues in North America continue. Fury FC is at the centre of these competing ideas as they search for consistency internally and externally.
Daalder Leisure Cabins: The Best Kind of Cabin Fever
Cottage life could be called a Canadian institution. Summers spent in a cozy cabin with friends and family are practically a national pastime.
Jesse — An Opioid Addict’s Story
Jesse is a recovering addict in Ottawa who says it can be difficult to access full treatment, including mental-health services, due to a lack of funding and the overarching stigma against addiction.
The Holistic Picture
With ever-growing evidence indicating the harmful effects of some current lifestyles, a new-found awareness is leading more and more people to take a different approach to health – seeking out natural ways to be healthy.
Darlene Kulig: Making the Rainbow Connection
“There is ‘what’ I paint and more importantly ‘why’ I paint,” she said. “I love it and it makes me happy . . . I do it because it’s fulfilling…"
Fresh Start
With fresh tulips at the market and spring fashions marking a path toward warmer weather, I sort through my closet to hide away all of my winter staples and clear some space for new additions.
The Front Lines of Ontario’s Battle to Protect the Right to Free Speech
The media has described Lindsay Shepherd as an exceptional young woman and they are not wrong. Rather than focusing on the politics of the people she defends, she truly cares about their rights to free speech.
