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Lewis Black, Jann Arden announce Ottawa dates
Comedian Lewis Black and musician Jann Arden have each announced concert dates for Ottawa. Black, the sardonic and hysterically bitter American comic, will play Southam Hall in the National Arts...
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Brilliant Inuit art goes on auction block in Ottawa – free previews Thursday,...
What: Inuit & First Nations Art auction When & where: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Tudor Hall, 3750 North Bowesville Rd., Ottawa. Previews 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m....
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My radio guest-host playlist: All Ottawa, all the time
I’m co-hosting a show on CKCU FM radio on Thursday morning, and the host, Ryan Bresee, told me that I get to program the entire 2.5 hours of music. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger playlist....
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Ed Folger tribute screening tonight at Club SAW
Ed Folger was a “pioneer” in Canadian film and video, and there’ll be a tribute to the late artist’s work at Club SAW in Arts Court on Thursday, May 1. Trust the Unknown: A Tribute to Ed Folger, begins...
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The Peptides return: After the hate, comes the love
What: CD release for the Peptides’ Love Question Mark. When & where: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, St. Alban’s Church, 454 King Edward. Gary Franks opens. Tickets $15 advance at eventbrite.ca, $18...
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Creatures that glow in the dark: Now at the Nature Museum
What: Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence When & where: to Nov. 9 at the Canadian Museum of Nature ***** Several years ago, three generations of the Big Beat family went for a midnight...
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Neko Case brings that soaring voice to Ottawa
There are few voices in pop music more distinct than that of Neko Case, the American songwriter and member of Canadian collective the New Pornographers. Case’s voice doesn’t twang so much as it soars...
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3 more local acts revealed for Ottawa Folkfest – Pony Girl, Noisy Locomotives...
More local acts for Ottawa Folkfest have been announced. They include Pony Girl, High Waters and The Noisy Locomotive. That brings the revealed local lineup so far as: Craig Cardiff The Strain Lora...
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Ottawa Folkfest announces 3 more local acts – Saturnfly, Made Noon & Jill Zmud
Ottawa Folkfest has announced three more local artists for its 2014 lineup, including Jill Zmud, Made Noon and Saturnfly. Made Noon, according to the band’s website, is “Martin Houde, from...
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10th annual Capital Slam champ to be chosen May 24
Video: Finalist Sarah Ruszala performs for the Big Beat cameras. **** What: 10th annual Capital Slam poetry championships When & where: 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 24, Alumni Auditorium, U of O ****...
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Printmakers take centre stage at new exhibition in Ottawa
Guillermo Trejo sees a print-making gap in Ottawa’s art community, and he wants there to be more of it. Trejo, a noted artist and recent finalist for the Council of the Arts in Ottawa’s $5,000...
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Preliminary hearing for former Stephen Harper aide Bruce Carson starts Monday
The preliminary hearing for a former aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused of fraud on the government for attempting to use his influence to help a water purification company is set to begin in...
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Afghan teen, famed war reporter "destined" to meet
Inside Ashbury College, the city’s finest private school, Roya Shams lives on an island of time between her past and her destiny. The Grade 11 student, the daughter of a slain Afghan police officer, is...
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Stittsville brush fire sends 5 firefighters to hospital
Firefighters tackled a series of fires Friday across the city. Crews were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to a brush fire in Stittsville, south of Highway 417 and east of Carp Road, that quickly grew to a...
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Three people rescued after canoe overturned in Dow's Lake
Three people had to be rescued from the water by firefighters after their canoe overturned in Dow’s Lake on Friday night. Shortly after 8 p.m., Ottawa Fire received multiple calls reporting an...
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Household hazardous waste depot at Fallowfield Park-and-Ride
Got aerosols, paint cans or other waste you’d like to get ride of Saturday. The city is operating a drop-off depot at Fallowfield Park-and-Ride from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring down items like fertilizers...
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Heinemann scores winner on Fury FC debut
The full house of 3,207 fans left Keith Harris stadium happy. Coaches Marc Dos Santos and Martin Nash left delighted. FC Edmonton left disgruntled and Tom Heinemann was so ecstatic that he kissed a...
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Two in hospital after separate stabbings
Two people were taken to hospital Saturday evening after separate stabbings in the city. A 58-year-old man was taken to hospital with controlled bleeding after being stabbed near the Vanier Parkway,...
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Two cows found loose outside Barrhaven Loblaws
Two cows got a little lost in Barrhaven on Sunday morning. They were spotted outside a Loblaws grocery store, close to Greenbank and Jockvale Roads. The apparently calm bull calves were escorted back...
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Jenkins: A new life for Heartwood House
Behind every opening is a story. When the party and the extremely heartfelt speeches and the choir’s lovely singing were done on a recent Tuesday night, the hundreds of people involved in the story...
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