Treating Parents Right: Flexibility is Key in Accommodating Family Status
One of the questions that often arises in workplaces is how far an employer must go to accommodate e…
Clear with a Chance of Start-ups: Ottawa Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
Jessie Pierre mingles among the buzzing crowd at the Heart & Crown pub on Preston Street. She ca…
What is Cancer?
The science will tell you that cancer is a disease that starts in our cells. It is when abnormal cel…
Canadian Snowbirds and U.S. Income Tax
If you plan to spend your winters in the U.S., you should be concerned with more than just ensuring…
Check Your Notes This Holiday Shopping Season
Here’s some advice from the Bank of Canada. Your first time handling Canada’s latest polymer notes??…
Let the Science Speak
Last month, the union I represent released the results of an on-line Environics survey designed to g…
The Canadian Coast Guard College
As one of the most formidable institutions developing strong Canadians responsible for protecting ou…
If National Caricatures were Poker Habits
Just a thought to idle away ten minutes or so ladies and gentlemen: if playing habits in the game of…
Distant Stars – John Banville – Ancient Light
John Banville – Ancient Light
Vintage Canada 2012
Reviewed by Don MacLean
Readers familiar with the…
Philadelphia Freedom
So Much To Do — So Little Time
It’s easy to get to by air but we decided to drive. Traveling thr…
Arctic Inspiration Prize Nominees Announced
Six teams have been shortlisted for the 2013 Arctic Inspiration Prize in recognition of their plans…
The Glitter and the Grit of Lindi Ortega
For any traveling musician, the long, lonesome stretches of road that bind concert stages to one ano…
THE SEELY’S — A Family of Medical Pioneers
The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) is a new cancer care and research facility that incorpor…
Canadian Athletes and a Look at Canada’s 2014 Olympic Men’s hockey team
I can’t wait for Men’s Olympic Hockey to start. Will there be another Crosby dream moment or will th…
Federal Employees And Retirees Raise $20.1 Million To Date To Support Their Communities
On November 28 at the Canadian Museum of Nature, hundreds of federal employees and retirees celebrat…
Past Its Expiry Date: Time to Get Rid of the National Capital Commission
Ottawa is changing in a good way. The increased urbanization of the core has re-energized communitie…
Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction” – Robotic Muscles
Earlier this year I talked about giant robots, and the many technical challenges that have prevented…
Kazakhstan: at the forefront of nuclear non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy
In our continuing series on Canada-Kazakhstan relations, we look at Kazakhstan’s expanding uranium…
Canada Makes A Good Business Partner
by the Honourable Ed Fast
The year 2012 was a landmark in Canada-China commercial relations. For the…
Bang a Gong for Hong Kong
Over the past two decades, Hong Kong’s economy has more than doubled in size and its GDP has grown a…
An Exhibition of Photography by Asif Rehman
Asif Rehman’s photography reveals that the label “Canadian Muslim” at best defines only a part…
An Open Letter to Slow-Witted Ottawa Drivers
by: Stéphane Tessier
Ottawa is my home. I live here by choice because there are more things that I…
NBA Players Try Yoga for Performance Benefits
The benefits of yoga have been known to people in the East for many thousands of years, and finally…
The Great Canadian Experiment to House the Homeless
That health is more than health care was a point I heard many times on my recent Fulbright fellowshi…
Online Medical Devices: Sacrificing Safety for Price
In this fast-paced age of the Internet and instant information it can become easy to overlook safety…
