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VIDEO: $1,000,000 Torch gang hits ATM
Here’s the Halton Police video to accompany @Meghan_Hurley’s hit today on the blowtorch bandits that have so far ripped off almost $1,000,000 from bank machines. The kid with the torch knows what he’s...
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Police will keep an eye on child killer
The Brockville Police Department says it’s keeping an eye on a sadistic Ottawa child killer released from a mental hospital and now living without supervision at an apartment down the road from an...
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Secret RCMP project revealed in lawsuit; Mountie sues force, big-style
The Mountie who was in charge of the force’s surveillance and covert-tech unit is suing the RCMP, and its top officers, for allegedly destroying his career and reputation by wrongly targeting him in a...
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Graphic:Hydro rates
Chart shows how rates have climbed in the last five years. Hydro rates To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog.
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Nick Vachon and the Escapade Music Festival Caper
In the end, it was Nick Vachon’s life on the run that cut him out of the money. The co-founder of Escapade Music Festival is accused of stealing $660,000 in cash receipts from the 2012 festival only to...
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Women torn by war: the dead and the maimed at the Canadian War Museum
What: 11 Women Facing War Where & when: to April 21 at the Canadian War Museum Click here to see videos of the women on the Museum’s Youtube channel *** New photographs at the Canadian War...
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Josh Silburt’s colourful life, now on view at Cube Gallery
Josh Silburt, who died in 1991, was a political cartoonist, artist and activist, and he left behind a large body of work. Silburt’s son, Allan, lives in Ottawa and has written A Colourful Life, a book...
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Gilbert, Mazurka and others at OAG and City Hall
The last time I wrote about Lorraine Gilbert her work was in two shows at once, at the National Gallery and SAW Gallery. Now Gilbert is in three shows at once, two at the Ottawa Art Gallery and one...
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The finalists for Ottawa’s arts awards are . . .
An organizer, a collector and a gallery owner are on the shortlist for the city’s annual award for contributions to the arts. Elaina Martin, Glenn McInnes and Don Monet are shortlisted for the 2013...
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Winterlude combines music, slam and distinct paintings in Gatineau on...
There’s a multi-disciplinary fête for Winterlude in Gatineau on Saturday, and it’ll include music, slam poetry and an exhibition of distinctive portraits. Passage Pixellisé is 8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 16 in...
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Colin Muir Dorward’s laid-back perception: new paintings at SAW Gallery
What: New Paintings by Colin Muir Dorward Where & when: to March 23 at SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St., in Arts Court. Vernissage is 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. today, Friday, Feb. 15, at the gallery. Free...
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Belle and Sebastian to perform at Bluesfest
Belle and Sebastian will perform at Ottawa Bluesfest in July. (Handout photo) Belle and Sebastian will play Bluesfest in Ottawa this summer, according to the band’s website. The Scottish pop band’s...
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“The Great Black North” to launch Wednesday in Ottawa
The first national anthology of poetry by African Canadians will be launched Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Ottawa. The anthology, titled The Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry, includes...
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Billy Bragg, Die Mannequin shows added for Ottawa clubs
Britain’s musical activist/agitator, Billy Bragg, is returning to Ottawa. Bragg, with guest Kim Churchill, will play the Bronson Centre Theatre on Saturday, May 4. The tour comes as Bragg releases...
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BADBADNOTGOOD bring hip hop jazz to Ottawa
BadBadNotGood, from left, Matt Tavares, Alex Sowinski and Ottawa’s Chester Hansen. (Photo by Sean Berrigan, courtesy BBNG) BADBADNOTGOOD, the young, cutting-edge and hip-hop influenced jazz trio,...
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“Why I Love Ottawa”– Celebrity/media photo contest raises funds for Food Bank
Do you love Ottawa? If so, why? What about Ottawa do you love the most? Ottawa photographer Harry Nowell has organized a fundraiser on the theme “Why I Love Ottawa/Gatineau,” and it concludes this...
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Bluesfest possibility: Yo La Tengo?
Yo La Tengo – a possibility for Bluesfest in 2013? It’s not certain, but it’s a strong possibility that Yo La Tengo could play Bluesfest in Ottawa this summer. There’s been no such announcement, but...
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Motley Crüe to play Ottawa in May
Motley Crüe will play Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on May 14. Lock up your daughters. Motley Crüe — the group that personifies almost every cliche of decadent rock and roll bands — is returning to...
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Randy Bachman on radio, touring and countless stories
What: Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap live Where & when: National tour begins Feb. 28 at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Get information on tickets and location on campus by clicking here. See the full list...
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Video games and war, at an Ottawa gallery for a few more days
Blown Up: Gaming and War is open only to March 2 at Gallery 101 (301-1/2 Bank, near Somerset). Until then, it’s the best place in Ottawa to shoot George W. Bush in the head. The exhibition has three...
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