Margo Price Brings Grit Back To Country
Margo Price doesn't stand by the self-aggrandizing route that country (or even blues for that matter) has taken these days.
Ottawa Boy Battling Leukemia Gets Chance at Dream Toy Dash
There was no hiding the excitement on the face of Gabriel Munante when he arrived just as the sun was rising, at the Toys “R” Us location in Orleans.
Dynamite Cajun Dusted Chicken Wings
Bake some crispy and delicious #Cajun dusted #chicken #wings tonight for less than $3.99 with a dry rub you’ll use over and over!
Watson and Task Force Want Amazon Shipped to Ottawa
Could Amazon be shipping its second headquarters to Ottawa? If Mayor Jim Watson has his way, you’re future online orders may be arriving at your front door from much closer then you think.
Ottawa Life at TIFF: Days 1-5
Ottawa Life Magazine's resident film buff Keith Whittier is on the scene as our correspondent for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Here's his Day 1-5 festival update!
Book Review: Historical Atlas of Canada
Book Review: Historical Atlas of Canada Historical Atlas of Canada • Canada´s History Illustrated with Original Maps By Dereck Hayes 272 pages • ISBN 978-1-77162-079-6 The Historical Atlas of Canada covers a period of a thousand years and contains essentially all the historically significant maps of the country. Here are the often colourful, sometimes bizarre […]
Life after Sugar Man: in conversation with Rodriguez
When talking with the once thought to be dead Detroit singer-songwriter Rodriguez you don’t know what to expect. I mean, for starters, the man is very much alive.
Best Rewards Credit Cards in Canada
Find out what the best Canadian rewards credit cards are and how to cash in on these great incentives.
All That You Need to Know About Parole
Parole is an offender’s chance to get freedom on certain conditions prior to completing his or her sentence.
Investigation: What Social Media Can Tell About a Person’s Background
Social media’s main purpose is to help users connect with each other, no matter where they are. However, these days it is being used for several reasons, including for investigation.
The Other Side of Reason – Where the past meets the present
Involved in a bus accident that took the lives of six people, David Gibson has been battling through PTSD for over three years. In an effort to better understand himself and to communicate with others, he turned to writing. His first book was The Other Side of Reason: A Journal on PTSD. This column continues that text.
Album Reviews: September 12, 2017
#OLMMusic takes a look at new releases from Mogwai, The Bloom, OMD, TAXI and LCD Soundsystem
Tradition Meets Technology at IL VICOLO
Check out Ottawa's first (and thus far only) outdoor pizzaria.
The Trudeau/Morneau Fairness Plan: Fairness As Defined By People Who Grew Up Privileged
Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau like to wax eloquent about “fairness” in the tax system. However, their proposed tax changes to fix what they say gives a growing number of small-business owners an unfair tax advantage over other Canadians has millions of small business owners from coast to coast seething.
Lucy Dacus’ Unintentional Breakthrough
Lucy Dacus recorded her debut release No Burden for a school assignment before she was even a full time musician, burning through the process in barely two days.
Ford C-Max shows why it pays to plug in
What’s in a name? Ford is one of several automakers that still uses real words to badge its cars. Mustang the wild horse, Taurus the bull – a sign of the zodiac, and Focus, well, an ability that our species is beginning to lose.
Most Albertans skip dental visits because the price is too high – and they aren’t alone
Last year, a provincial government report found that dental procedures cost up to 44 per cent more in Alberta than in neighbouring provinces. Does this inflated cost have an impact on dental health? You bet.
Ottawa Life at TIFF – Festival Survival Tips
Ottawa Life Magazine's resident film buff Keith Whittier is on the scene as our correspondent for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). He's been there for a few days and has come up with some festival survival tips!
Jenn Grant Rediscovers Paradise
Constantly evolving over her past five albums, Halifax's Jenn Grant wanted to make sure her sixth record was a bigger step forward.
Sundae School is in Session
It’s that time of year again and Ottawa Life can’t wait to get back to school – Sundae School that is! What better place to indulge our denial that summer is over than a good old-fashioned ice cream parlour?
Of Parrots and Men: Q&A with Comedian Gilbert Gottfried
We chat with the legendary funny man and sometimes parrot.
Follow that Cab – Catching up with TAXI
“Usually, once I complete a song, I can close that ugly feeling and close that chapter. These are my intimacy issues! There may be more! “
Provincial governments will bear the burden of legalized marijuana
The Trudeau government is set on legalizing marijuana by the summer of next year. While they will enjoy the political payoff of appearing progressive on this matter, all of the associated problems and the logistics of legalizing pot will fall on the shoulders of the provincial governments.
Joseph Stand Together
Natalie Closner Schepmen was tired and unhappy with her solo work, so she called up her sisters Meegan and Allison and formed Jospeh instead.
Film Review: It
A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
