Lace up for CHEO on June 2nd.
Now that the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is over, runners and walkers alike may be feeling a bit lo…
Recipe: Gluten-free Vanilla Mini-cupcakes
Continuing my adventures in gluten-free baking, here is an adaptation of my great-grandmother’s va…
Behind the Seams: Designing the Perfect Dress with David McCaffrey
For years, I have been refining my style, sharing fashion advice, answering your ‘Ask Alex’ ques…
Broken and Bankrupt: Greece Stares into the Abyss
Before the turn of the twentieth century, America’s premier financier, John Pierpont (JP) Morgan,…
Health Care Series: Canada’s Prescription Drug Imbroglio – GIVE ME SOME COVERAGE!
When it comes to buying prescription drugs in Canada, some provinces are more equal than others. Buy…
Ottawa’s Urban Artists Connect at Ravenswing
With summer rearing its head, Ottawans are getting excited for the multitude of community events com…
Real Class in the Glass!
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has released its May 12 line-up. I would have to say that…
Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction” – Iron Man
Superheroes have fascinated us for a long time, to the extent that some people have been inspired to…
The Uncertain Future: France’s Socialist Resurgence
All is not well in Europe. The European Union (EU) in general and the Eurozone financial union in pa…
Queen In Disgrace: Canadian Task Force in Ukraine
Once she was the face of the Orange Revolution.With a peasant-braided hairstyle that she wore as a c…
Railway Series: Interview with Michael Bourque
Ottawa Life interviewed Michael Bourque, the new President & Chief Executive Officer of the Ra…
SOS Mayfair: Orleans Cinema Seeks More Support
Since opening on December 2nd back in 1932, the original Mayfair Theatre, located in Lower Town, has…
Rail Trends: The Economic Spin-Offs Benefit all Canadians
Canada’s rail sector has bounced back from the 2009 global economic downturn and is posting solid vo…
Kafka Choreographers
I was chatting with two women over dinner a few weeks ago when one asked me; “How do you go about…
Covering Humanity at War
Nahlah Ayed will never forget the day she looked into the eyes of death.
She stood still, the gun po…
The Natural: Laureen Harper Talks Family, Fitness and Canadian Pride
Laureen Harper is a natural. She’s found the secret to balancing her official duties, being a mom…
The Tympanic: Beat Goes On
For six years, Ottawa groove-rock band Tympanic has been rocking stages across the country and at ho…
Travel Diary: South Africa
I heard a “joke” in Ficksburg, South Africa, which went something like this, “What is the diff…
The Price of the Word: It’s Time for a Change in Kazakhstan
Journalism and fear never go well together.
Just one day before I interviewed CBC foreign correspond…
Eulogizing the Senators
Breakout, drop pass, gather, wind-up, wrister, twine, the last step serving as the swiftest route to…
Publisher’s Message: Canada Lives in the Centre
Ottawa is still a small big town. Federal politics are deeply woven into the community and play…
The Celebrity Look for Less: Kirsten Dunst
The month of May is all about slowly transitioning out of your winter wardrobe while embracing the t…
Gypsy “Now Playing” in Cornwall
Are you into rock, soul and some blues?
Then you have to be at Gypsy’s new CD release party this Sat…
Film Review: The Cabin in the Woods
If you like movies about cabins in the pines with secret elevators underneath them leading to a comp…
Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery, and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age
Today Vincent Van Gogh is everywhere. Prints of the Dutch master’s most famous paintings adorn stu…
