OLM & The Body Shop Celebrate New Look with Prize Giveaway
The Body Shop has recently unveiled its new store look across the country which puts skincare, make-…
The Ottawa Pet Expo – The FIRST-EVER Ottawa festival for pets and their owners
Ottawa-Gatineau pet lovers unite to celebrate their love of pets on November 10 and 11 at the CE Cen…
Healthwise: Revitalize Your Health with These Five Superfoods
Ever heard of superfoods? Nowadays, it is a term that is thrown around often but may not be understo…
An Amazing Wine Well Worth Its Price: Regali 2008 La Lus Albarossa
This week, I’m struggling about the wine I am about to recommend, not because I don’t like it, o…
Inlet Sound: The New Romantics on the Block
When young indie crew Inlet Sound ventured to record in the cabins and churches of the Canadian Shie…
Ottawa Writers Festival: One on One with Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi, the host of CBC Radio Q (a national arts magazine show), was in town on October 27 to…
Red Potion – The New English Words Record
With the new release Red Potion, English Words become slicker elixir-mixers. (Try saying that 10 tim…
Minky Worden Discusses the Unfinished Revolution: The Global Fight for Women’s Rights
More needs to be done to reduce global gender discrimination and to bring women closer to equality w…
John Ralston Saul’s Dark Return to Fiction
On October 28, Canadian author, essayist and public intellectual John Ralston Saul spoke to a full…
Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction” – Scarecrow
Scarecrow is a villain from the DC Comics universe who often fights Batman and his allies. Scarecrow…
“Hillbilly Pop” from The Strumbellas
Hear ye! The Strumbellas are coming to Ottawa! Holy macaroni, I love this band! You may not have h…
A Very Good Pinot Gets Even Better for a Few Weeks: Chanson 2010 Le Bourgogne
This week, we’ll swing on down to France and look at the signature red grape of Burgundy.
Pinot Noir…
Healthwise: Healthy Sleep Habits
The crucial role of sleep in everyday functioning becomes ever more apparent when you are not gettin…
Well, That’s The Kind of Life It’s Been — Lloyd Robertson at the Ottawa Writers Festival
On October 26, Knox Presbyterian was filled with people excited to once again hear the familiar voic…
The Gospel of Nick Drake — Coming to a church near you
British poet and singer-songwriter Nick Drake was not the kind of musician, admittedly, that I’d had…
Ottawa Writers Festival Previews Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children
On October 24, the Ottawa Writers Festival hosted the Ottawa Premiere of Toronto-based Indian direct…
Putting the “Science” into “Science Fiction” – Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is a common fact of life in many works of science-fiction, allowing people to enter…
Power Shift Returns to Ottawa
Power Shift represents a series of annual youth summits on an international level.The first Power Sh…
Healthwise: Are you treating the symptoms or the cause?
I once knew a man who complained of chronic headaches. He managed his ailment with multiple daily do…
Lynn Miles – Songs of Love and Truth
I was fortunate enough to attend a Lynn Miles show at Irene’s Pub on Bank Street a few weeks ago. Ir…
A Most Appropriate Canadian Memorial
By Benjamin Gillies
Two years ago, the Government of Canada endorsed the creation of a new national…
Pink Bubbles with a Cause: Bottega Il Vino dei Poeti Rosé
It’s October and that means that the colour pink is all the rage… it’s Breast Cancer Awareness…
Community Mediation Ottawa – Solving Disputes!!
Have you or someone you know had trouble with neighbours, parking, dogs, landlords, tenants, or with…
Empire building, one city at a time
Young Empires‘ highly anticipated album Wake All My Youth feels like it’s been a long time coming…
Ottawa’s Absolutely Fabulous Fashion Week
By Regan Harney
I was one of the luckiest people around, last weekend; I got to attend Ottawa’s ei…
