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.
J and J’s Gibberish: The Journey Begins
One mother's weekly journey in raising her special needs children.
An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau on Tax Fairness
I am writing this letter to express my grave concerns with your plan for what you refer to as “tax fairness”.
The Other Side of Reason – Finding my voice
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, available now via petrabooks.ca. This column continues that text.
Stray Dog Brewing Company: A Homegrown Success Even Before Opening
There are line-ups outside their doors. People anxiously waiting for the opportunity to taste the latest products from Orleans's only craft brewery.
Inuit Modern: Art from the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection
In response to a rapidly changing Arctic environment, Inuit have had to cope with the transition from a traditional lifestyle to the disturbing realities of globalization and climate change
Ottawa Life at TIFF: Must See Movies at the Festival
15 Movies I am Excited to See at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Marvelous Marvest Returns for Encore in the Glebe
It kind of reads like a dinner party but these Pie Plates, Chocolate Hot Pockets and Artichoke Hearts are not a feast for your belly but your ears! Marvest, a kind of kid brother to CityFolk, brings back a harvest of music to the Glebe with a lineup of more than 50 acts. It’s a local musical cornucopia of goodness.
Holly Caplan’s guide to Surviving the D**k Clique
Holly Caplan is holding nothing back in her edgy new book, Surviving the D**k Clique: A Girl’s Guide to Surviving the Male Dominated Corporate World.
REDBLACKS Cheer and Dance Week – Calendar Release
We wrap up our series profiling the Ottawa REDBLACKS Cheer and Dance Team with a look at the tean calendar.
A Day in the Life of a Cicerone
Canadians really love their beer. In fact, the barley-based concoction has been woven into our national culture for longer than we’ve called ourselves a country. What’s not to love?
5 Reasons to Explore Ottawa
5 reasons to explore Ottawa
Album Reviews: September 5, 2017
#OLMMusic takes a look at new releases from Nadine Shah, Bloogy, EMA, Sean Fu and Queens of the Stone Age.
Fighting off debt slowly or going with the alternative – Benefits and risks
There are so many different ways through which you could get yourself in the position of having debt that it’s almost impractical to name them all given the amount of time it would require.
Back to the 90s
You didn’t need the brains of Bill Nye, Beakman or Doogie to solve last nights equation. The answer was as clear as Crystal Pepsi. C + C x TLC + TD = 90s nostalgia overload. #wordtoyomutha!
Funky Fresh – New Ottawa Community Redefines Contemporary Living
A lifestyle option so fresh and unique that it has never before been achieved, ground-breaking in its modernity, is coming to the capital. A brilliant combination of modern architecture and vibrant interiors will be conveniently located in the lively and bustling west end, just a stone’s throw away from all the amenities you need.
Ford continues to refine best-selling F-150
I had a large contraption to move. A trade show display might be the closest description, and to dismantle and then reassemble on the other end would take at least three hours.
