The Ontario lockdown is cognitive dissonance on steroids

 OP-ED: The province’s Covid strategy has been unvaried for almost two years and yet they expect a different outcome. The December 2020 to February 2021 lockdown ensured that Ontarians got vaccinated and the pandemic was well on its way to ending. Society once again feels balkanized, isolated, shut out, and vulnerable. The nice platitudes

Air travel after Covid-19: seven tips for anxious travellers

 by Amy Jackson As the world very slowly starts adapting to a new normal following the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us will be wondering what it means for any future travel plans. While some are concerned over what destinations are the safest to visit or perhaps whether you’ll get your

Feel the Love with Odyssey Theatre

 All photos by Maria Vartanova. Odyssey Theatre, the open-air theatre in Strathcona Park that specializes in telling stories with the use of masks, opened its 30th season on Sunday night, and this year’s theme is love. With a nod to three Spanish literary giants, (Cervantes and Tirso de Molina from

Drop a Few Coins to See The Financier (Turcaret)

 One of the great mid-summer treats in Ottawa is the return of Odyssey Theatre to Strathcona Park and its masked Commedia dell’ Arte productions. This year’s show is the adaptation of Alain-René Lesage's play, Turcaret, translated by Joanne Miller and Odyssey’s Artistic Director Laurie Steven. The Financier (Turcaret) follows the