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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The Other Side of Reason: An OC Transpo crash survivor’s struggle with PTSD

January 3, 2017

“When I stepped into the bus at my stop, I immediately noticed a few things; it was not the regular bus driver, there was a screaming baby in front and the bus was more full than normal. Nearing the bend of the road just prior to the tracks, I looked up and saw cars stopped, rail lights flashing and a train approaching, then people yelling at the driver to stop.  But we continued, more frantic screams and then impact.”

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Are Canadian taxpayers getting value for money from their Members of Parliament?

January 2, 2017

In this day and age, where we seem to measure, count and emphasize the all mighty dollar, it seems to me that Canadians should ask themselves if they are getting value for money from their members of parliament. 

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Vienna comes to the NAC!

January 2, 2017

Ahh Vienna, the City of Dreams! What is there not to love? There’s the Baroque opulence of Schönbrunn Palace, the beautiful strolls one can talk through Stadtpark, gorge yourself on chocolate inside Xocolat and sip coffee surrounded by the art in the Leopold. Of course, we cannot forget the vibrant and romantic history of the music.

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Twenty Years Ago We Launched – Today We Are Re-Launching

January 1, 2017

2017 is the 20th Anniversary of Ottawa Life Magazine, and to coincide with this special occasion we are pleased to announce and launch our new and updated website ottawalife.com which brings more original content and articles to our large readership.

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It’s Canada’s 150th and the Capital is ready to party!

January 1, 2017

For the last 18 months we’ve been told we had to “be here for Canada’s big year.” The countdown clock in City Hall has ticked down to zero. That year is now here!

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Ottawa’s Top 10 Concerts of 2016

December 30, 2016

All photos by Andre Gagne. When you are an event photographer / reporter you can tell it’s been a…

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Multiple Ways to Ring in 2017 in the Capital

December 30, 2016

The countdown is ON! If you haven’t sorted your New Year’s Eve plans yet, here is a special edit…

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Daniel Alfredsson: defining a generation

December 30, 2016

Twenty years ago, Ottawa was a capital city without any real significance in the world of professional sports.

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Ottawa’s Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Events

December 29, 2016

2017 is sure to be a special year for Canada, marking 150 years since confederation. Here in the cap…

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