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Election catches even the parties by surprise
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Andrea Horwath: the bravest person in Ontario (or maybe she’s just counting...
Andrea Horwath is the bravest person in Ontario. She’s provoked an election with her party dropping out of contention in the polls, a policy book that was scant before it was pillaged by the Liberals...
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Ottawa Race Weekend: Family on the run
Excitement is running high in the Mollema household as three generations lace up for Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. The Aylmer family will run a combined total of 60 kilometres. It is the first running...
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Spotlight: Ottawa Taco-Fest
Almost two dozen Ottawa food vendors are gathering Saturday, May 17, for Tac-O-The-Town, also known as Ottawa’s Taco-Fest, at the Ottawa Convention Centre. From 5 to 10 p.m., guests 19 and older can...
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Race Weekend guide: all you need to know
What you need to know Race kits and Health & Fitness Expo Ottawa Convention Centre 55 Colonel By Dr. All 48,000 registered race participants at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend will need to visit the...
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Celebrating 10 years of Ottawa At Home magazine
Movers & Shakers Walk into any room and Mary Taggart is often in the centre of the action. A social butterfly and decor maven, Taggart has the gift of the gab and has earned a reputation for her...
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Ottawa Convention Centre stands firm on tattoo rule
Complaints by three employees of the Ottawa Convention Centre who say they were prevented from working because they showed their tattoos while on the job seem to have underscored a quiet debate over...
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NCC approves OCC signage, cutting down of willow tree
The National Capital Commission Thursday approved a “demonstration plan” for new signage for the Ottawa Convention Centre that includes two-metre high lettering at the sidewalk level and “halo” lit...
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Ottawa Convention Centre mulls Canada Day openings
Officials at the Ottawa Convention Centre are reconsidering their policy of closing the 192,000-square foot facility to the public on Canada Day after receiving a complaint from Kanata financial...
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What to do in Ottawa: Music, more music and … Victorians?
Looking for something different to do this week? Here are our suggestions for this week: Sunday, July 13 The FIFA World Cup winner will be determined as of 3 p.m. today. May we suggest early brunch at...
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The Gargoyle: Bachman criticizes Harper for song use, then lets it ride
Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman is playing a different tune after initially voicing his displeasure with Prime Minister Stephen Harper for using his hit Takin’ Care of Business at a political rally...
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What to do Friday: Punk, East Coast fiddlers and pumpkins
Friday, Oct. 10 Founding punk band D.O.A. from Vancouver play Zaphod Beeblebrox with Audio Visceral and The Lindbergh Babies as Beau’s All Natural Brewery launches their DOA-inspired new Hardcore 8/1...
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What to do Thursday: Sinatra, homecoming and new music festival
Thursday, Oct. 16 Carleton University is bringing back homecoming this weekend, starting tonight with a reception with astronaut and MP Marc Garneau, a science networking event, Ravens Hall of Fame...
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Fighting superbugs — with an assist from home cooking
Like a lot of great discoveries, Varsha Jayasankar’s foray into how to kill superbugs with an extract from Indian food started completely by chance. “It’s kind of a funny story,” she says. She was...
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It's not too late to book at Gold Medal Plates
Most years, Gold Medal Plates is long sold out by this time of year. But, with just 10 days until the showdown among 10 of Ottawa’s top chefs, some tickets — and a chance to taste Ottawa’s best cooking...
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Linda Lundstrom to showcase new collection at Ottawa Signatures show
Sometimes when people hit rock bottom, they never quite recover. For Linda Lundström, losing her company and home was the best thing that ever happened to her. Once considered Canada’s fashion design...
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Westin Hotel seeks OK for glassy rooftop ballroom in time for 2017 celebrations
The Westin Hotel wants to spruce itself up in time for the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation by constructing a new glass-enclosed ballroom with views of Parliament Hill. The 501-room hotel is...
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Big Beat: Paintings of convention centre and migrations at 2 Ottawa fundraisers
Two art exhibitions that will contemplate very different subjects — one migration, the other construction — will raise funds for local causes. Migration, with the paintings of Andrew King, Alison...
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More problematic numbers for the Ottawa Convention Centre
Here are two key documents that were used in 2007 to justify the reconstruction and expansion of what was then the Ottawa Congress Centre. They contain a bunch of numbers that the people at what’s now...
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Election catches even the parties by surprise
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