2017 iM is the Corolla that carries more
Unlike our neighbours to the south we Canadians love our hatchbacks! Neil Moore looks at the Toyota Corolla iM.
SENATORS: A Week in Review – March 27-April 3, 2017
It's the last waltz of the evening at the high school dance. Stairway to Heaven starts to roll. Who you going to ask to sway and whirl with you? In the case of the Ottawa Senators, there still remain options.
JUNO Spotlight: Sam Roberts
Nominated for: Rock Album of the Year (Terraform) Sam Roberts has been rocking the (True North strong and) free world for fifteen years now. It all began with his debut EP, The Inhuman Condition, which received two JUNO nominations. Since then, he’s released a dozen charting singles, including “Where Have All the Good People Gone?” […]
Shut Off for Earth Hour 2017
Earth Hour is a global movement started in 2007 by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). The initiative serves as a means for citizens of the world to collectively think about and conserve energy for 60 minutes on a single day. This year, Earth Hour is March 25th from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM.
24th anniversary of the Indspire Awards—Indspirational!
Looking to the past to change the future, the rousing refrain of the 24th anniversary of the Indspire Awards, was evident even before the uplifting showcase that was to come even began.
CONTEST: We we want to give you a slice of the JUNOs with the JUNO Songwriters’ Circle
Ottawa Life wants to send you to the jewel of the JUNO Week!
Against Me! Give It 100%
Some bands are just so consistently great live that you can't help but get excited every time a tour date comes along. Playing the Bronson Centre on Friday March 24, Against Me! delivered better than ever.
JUNO Spotlight: The Zolas
The Zolas make the kind of music that wants to be the soundtrack to your life.
JUNO Spotlight: Bria Skonberg
When asked how she feels going into the JUNOs next week, Vocal Jazz Album of the Year nominee Bria Skonberg keeps it simple. “Happy,” she says. Her path there, however, hasn’t been as straightforward.
Film Review: Power Rangers
A group of high-school kids, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.
Film Review: Weirdos
Just after the end of the Vietnam War and in the midst of the American bicentennial celebrations of 1976, runaway Kit and his girlfriend Alice hitchhike their way along the east coast of Canada.
Dialogue with the Diversity of Beauty
What do you think is beautiful? Why does beauty matter? How can we share our ideas around beauty with one another? How can we connect better to one another? These are just a few of the questions Reverend Trisha Elliott of Southminster United Church in the Glebe asked herself.
OLM Pet of the Week- Meet Nuka
This week's OLM Pet of the Week is Nuka! Nuka is a tough little guy who came into the rescue with a sarcoid tumour growing on his face. Thankfully his surgery was a great success and now he is ready to find a forever home! Nuka is available for adoption with Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue.
Film Review: Life
A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form, that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.
Film Review: Chips
A rookie officer is teamed with a hardened pro at the California Highway Patrol, though the newbie soon learns his partner is really an undercover Fed investigating a heist that may involved some crooked cops.
Album Reviews: March 23, 2017
OLM Music takes a look at new releases by Depeche Mode, Vayda, Real Estate, Meznoyume and Pulled Apart by Horses.
Yasir Naqvi Still Refusing to Answer Questions About His Role in Release of Montsion Without a Bail Hearing
Attorney General and Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi is still refusing to answer questions regarding his role in the release of Ottawa Police Constable Daniel Montsion on manslaughter charges. Montsion was released March 6 without having to appear in court first before a bail judge. Naqvi's office contacted both Carleton Professor Darryl Davies and Ottawa Life Magazine Publisher and Managing Editor Dan Donovan yesterday to deny there was a cover up in the case, an accusation Donovan made on CFRA last week in an interview with Morning Drive host Bill Carroll.
“Feist”y Lineup for TD Ottawa Jazz Festival 2017!
Well, you can’t say the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival isn’t daring when it comes to putting together an eclectic mix of programing. You might say they know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away and know when to run with it!
Taste the JUNOs!
For those of you who think that the JUNO Awards are just about music… well, you’re mostly right. But not quite.
JUNO Spotlight: Daniel Taylor
Daniel Taylor is one of the most recognizable names in classical music. Known for his pure and powerful voice, the countertenor has found acclaim on all corners of the globe.
The Other Side of Reason – Stargazer
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.
The rebirth of spring and the power of nature reflected in the beauty and fullness of your body
Without winter, spring would not exist. Left behind was loneliness, dark days, melancholy, nostalgia, and lack of motivation. Now begins a new season in which rebirth and the power of nature invade our body. We give way to life, and we find sense to what surrounds us. We fill with joy and see the world full of beauty and perfection.
Interview with Weirdos star Allan Hawco
Allan Hawco is a very successful actor, writer, director and producer with a thriving career. His most recent project is the new Canadian film ‘Weirdos’ directed by Bruce McDonald.
What medicines do we really need in Canada?
How we can make them accessible to everyone
Lumineers Shine!
Concert review: The Lumineers, Kaleo and SUSTO (Canadian Tire Centre – March 21, 2017)
