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Champion of an unsung instrument: Theremin no novelty act, player says
By Steven Mazey Thorwald Jorgensen spends a lot of time pulling beautiful music out of thin air, playing an instrument he never actually touches. Standing at what looks like a speaker’s lectern with...
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Woman in hospital after head-on collision
A 49-year-old woman is in the hospital in serious but stable condition after she was extricated from her car following a head-on collision Friday night. The woman, who was driving and the only occupant...
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Letter: Mackenzie left his mark on Canada
Re: Carved in stone, July 1. I very much enjoyed Elizabeth Payne’s Observer piece outlining the great work being done restoring the West Block and the care and passion of the young stonemasons doing...
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Letter: OSEG should honour Eddie Friel, too
Re: Lansdowne Park re-launch nears, on time and ‘tracking well’, July 3. Frank Clair was an iconic CFL coach and deserves the commemoration planned by the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group for...
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Letter: Honour sports greats throughout TD Place
Re: Lansdowne Park re-launch nears, on time and ‘tracking well’, July 3. It’s too bad that the magnificent new TD Place has had to have a name change which rescinds the honour to the respected...
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Letter: Enforce sidewalk rules for cyclists
Re: Ottawa police plan more bike blitzes, July 3. I was pleased to see that the Ottawa police are turning their attention to traffic violations by cyclists. As a pedestrian who often encounters...
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Bluesfest review: Lady Gaga dazzles with pulsing, high-energy performance
Lady Gaga descended on RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest on Saturday at the centre of a confetti-strewn, laser-lit carnival that energized a crowd of some 27,000 with a relentless beat. In essence, the tiny...
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Bluesfest Review: The London Souls, Kalle Mattson
The London Souls Black Sheep stage Reviewed Saturday He’s doubtless used to playing this way, but more than one audience member must have wondered if Tash Neal was about to achieve a literal liftoff...
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Nothing to connect rave drug incidents, police say
Ottawa police now say there is no concrete connection between two serious drug-related medical incidents at rave-type events in the capital — one that led to a young woman’s death and another to a...
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Photos and Video: Carnival of Cultures
The annual Carnival of Cultures, a celebration of Ottawa’s vibrant and diverse community of international folk arts performers, took place at Ottawa City Hall on Saturday, July 5. Diliksha Fernando of...
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Photos and video: Lady Gaga fans at Bluesfest
Devoted fans, also referred to by Lady Gaga as “little monsters,” waited in front of the Bluesfest main stage for a glimpse of their idol on July 5, day three of the festival at LeBreton Flats. Fans...
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Month later, still no arrest in Brandon Volpi case
The father of a young man killed in downtown Ottawa while celebrating his prom night one month ago says the weeks have grown long waiting for Brandon Volpi’s accused killer to be caught. “My mother’s...
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Ottawa teen "Seashell Girl" pulled onstage by Lady Gaga (with video)
Magdalena Kincaid said she never expected to share the stage with Lady Gaga after the pop star plucked her out of the crowd Saturday during her Bluesfest performance. The 18-year-old Ottawa “little...
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The Gargoyle: Citizens’ group worried about secret Trans-Pacific Partnership...
The Council of Canadians, a concerned citizens’ group, is sounding the alarm over what it says is too much government secrecy on a round of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks currently being held in...
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Letter: Road rules are a two-way street
Re: Ottawa is still not safe enough for cyclists, June 30. In her recent opinion piece, Theresa Wallace laments the fact that cycling in Ottawa is dangerous, as per “eyewitness anecdotal accounts, news...
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Ottawa boy to undergo brain surgery
Todd Lavictoire was driving his three kids to their grandparents’ house when he got a call from his wife, who was sobbing. She had just been informed by their family doctor that their eldest son,...
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Letter: Let veterans ride free
I am a 23-year-old, fourth-year history student at the University of Ottawa. Last week, in line for a new bus pass at the OC Transpo headquarters in the Rideau Mall, I saw an older gentleman in line...
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Augustine College secure despite change to charter, administrator says
Ottawa’s tiny Augustine College, home of the Canadian ambassador of religious freedom, is not going anywhere despite reports to the contrary. Its administrator, Harold Visser, said Monday that the...
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Letter: Look to Bayview for library
Re: It’s time for a central library discussion, July 5 I am glad to read that we are reconsidering the need for a new central public library in Ottawa. To make this happen, we should think outside the...
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HMCS Carleton gets a new 'stone frigate'
A new “stone frigate” is rising near the shores of Dow’s Lake following the demolition last year of most of the original HMCS Carleton buildings. HMCS Carleton, Ottawa’s naval reserve base, opened in...
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