From the Garage to the Dance Floor: 20 Years of Partying with Sticks ‘n Stones

January 15, 2017

“Brown Eyed Girl”, “Dancing in the Dark”, “Go Your Own Way”, “Satisfaction” and “Free Falling” all sound like sounds that would be included in the ultimate rock and roll jukebox collection. For Ron

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Pull up a chair…Pull up 1000 of them!

January 14, 2017

Foodies rejoice! Canada’s 150th birthday party just got bigger; about 1000 feet bigger, to be exact. You and 999 others can tuck the bountiful banquet at Canada’s Table, a unique open air culinary experience capping off a summer of events for Ottawa 2017.

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Why Workers Over 65 Years of Age Should be Entitled to Employer Health Plans Too

January 13, 2017

Imagine having your private health insurance — dental, vision, prescription drug, life, travel and disability coverage — suddenly terminated by your employer at age 65 while you’re still working for them, and just when you may really need it.

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Fashion and Art Collide at Gallery 200

January 13, 2017

Gallery 200’s current group exhibition Wear Your Art on Your Sleeve is on until January 17th, 2017. This is why you should take in the fun and fantastical exhibit before it closes.

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The National Ballet of Canada Presents Onegin at the NAC

January 13, 2017

When one thinks of the ballet often images of pink tulle adorned princesses and swans capture our imagination. We think of

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TOP PICKS: 7 wines for under $15

January 13, 2017

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Liberals Should Come Clean on Costs, Risks & Delays to New Hospital

January 12, 2017

Last week’s Civic Campus drama shows what happens when politics overtakes reason in choosing a site for a future hospital.

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Synths and Strings, the Glory of the 80s Goes Symphonic

January 12, 2017

The NAC Orchestra is turning the clock back this week to showcase the music of 80s. Those looking for composers like Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Brahms, however, should turn their time machine ahead by a century.

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Duchamp’s Replica Readymades at the National Gallery of Canada

January 12, 2017

9 April 2017 will mark the centenary of what is commonly regarded as the most important event in twentieth century art history, the submission of a urinal to the first exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists in New York, in 1917.

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Better three days without food than one day without tea

January 12, 2017

Tea has played an important role in the humanity history. Despite tea is among the most consumed drinks around the world, tea is still a mysterious drink for humanity. However, once you expose to tea world, you will want to know more about its properties, characteristics and traditions.

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Yuk Yuks Gets X-Rated for January Comedy Showcase

January 11, 2017

The Pterodactyl laughs as the Drag Queen Comic flashes the audience. Yup, it was going to be that kind of night at Yuk

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SENATORS: A Week in Review – January 9 – 15, 2017

January 10, 2017

SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column
looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators
hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross.

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Top Three Sporting Events In January 2017

January 10, 2017

The simplistic manner in which statics on almost everything on the face of the planet can be obtained make it easy determine the top three sporting events in January 2017.

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It’s Time for the Federal Government to Show Real Leadership on Autism

January 10, 2017

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Mazda Still Delivers “Zoom-zoom” in its Popular Compact

January 9, 2017

Small SUVs and crossovers may be the reigning champs of auto sales, but make no mistake, compact cars aren’t far behind.

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One in six Ontarians left behind in healthcare reforms

January 9, 2017

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Indigenous people are not the ‘ghosts of history’

January 9, 2017

Canadians are generally aware that Indigenous people were mistreated over time. Their lands and culture were stripped away through questionable means leaving generations traumatized.

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The Other Side of Reason – Taking a Breath Together

January 9, 2017

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.

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Jazz Up Your Winter with Dream Lineup

January 7, 2017

Jazz music may bring to mind smoky lounges and the rain drenched city streets of Film Noir before you think of snowstorms, -20 weather and ice skating but for the last six years the TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival has been adding a different kind of cool to the more frigid months in the capital.

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Where Parents Go to Get Fit

January 6, 2017

It’s the start of a new year and people everywhere are making (and probably already breaking) resolutions. New year’s resolutions often revolve around getting more exercise, particularly if you’re a new mom (or dad) trying to work more fitness into your routine.

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Online Casino Looking to Take a Chunk Out of the $6B Canadian Market

January 4, 2017

Canadians have a flair for gaming, and online casino is right up there!

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Ronnie DeLuca – Ottawa’s Hair Architect, Innovator, and Influencer

January 4, 2017

During the holiday bustle, I had the opportunity to lock down Ronnie Deluca proprietor of Deluca Hair (167 Richmond Road) to discuss beauty, and the state of fashion in Ottawa.

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Double Check the Diagnosis

January 4, 2017

The other day I dropped by a café where I crossed paths with an old acquaintance.  As we talked, she told me her business partner had died of cancer only a year earlier.  Saddened for her, I asked her some details of his illness.  He had complained of back pain to his GP several times over a few months.  He was told to just take Tylenol.

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Ottawa Citizen

January 3, 2017

A growing collection of links to police misconduct in Canada.

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Looking for a New Doctor

January 3, 2017

Finding a new doctor involves a number of steps.  First, you need to consider why you need a new doctor.  Then you need to begin a broad search, contacting one or two doctor referral services, talking to friends, and tapping into other information resources.  After you gather names of doctors taking new patients, you need to interview the doctors who meet your criteria.  

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