5 Big Tips To Keep Your Home Toasty In Winter

 Ottawa looks like it belongs on a postcard in winter, which has its downsides too. Even though it looks gorgeous outside you don’t want to be freezing inside your home. I’m sure you’ll want to avoid switching your heating to full blast too. If you don’t want to waste large

When siblings become caretakers they often lack adequate supports and resources

 A combination of better medical care and good lives in the community have led to longer life expectancies for individuals with a developmental disability – that’s a good news story. But many are now outliving their parents who have taken care of them over their lifetimes. Once parents are no longer able

Hacking Health Ottawa Hackathon 2018: Two Pilot Projects Selected for CHEO Hospital

 Ottawa seems to have gradually yet steadily established itself as one of the primary meeting points and hubs for Canada’s cybersecurity and IT community. The Hacking Health Ottawa Hackathon 3-day event took place in the city as a culmination of the Health Innovation digital health workshop series. From Friday, April

Too soon for Knights to wear the crown

 Photo courtesy NHLI via Getty Images  Dear Johnny NHL Fan, By definition, writing a column entails churning up and slamming in a hefty helping of opinion. I get it. But this one I had trouble writing because – let’s face it – trotting out THIS opinion is kind of like

Artists: Know Your Rights! ALSO Conference Building on Momentum as Ottawa Transforms into a “Music City”

 Morning panel session (from left to right) Chantal Beaupré, Karine Dion, Sarwar Qureshi, Jason Kim, William Devonish In April 2017, Mayor Jim Watson put out a call to action for the development of a strategy for Ottawa to become a « Music City ». In the year that has followed,

No Refuge: The Tragic Fate of Syrian Women and Children Refugees

 No Refuge: The Tragic Fate of Syrian Women and Children Refugees By Maria von Welser 272 pages • ISBN 9781771643078 Maria von Welser is a German journalist, television presenter, and author. She has reported from Chechnya, Croatia, Gaza, and India and was London Bureau Chief for National German Broadcaster ZDF.

Ottawa was Ready for WWE

 F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S. If you’re a WWE fan and you hear those letters over the loudspeaker you know that WWE Smackdown Champion Carmella is about to make an entrance. Recently OLM had the chance to speak to her but more on that in a moment. WWE Smackdown Live descended upon the Canadian

In a tale of two halves, Ottawa Fury FC lose to FC Cincinnati 3-0

 Photo credit: Ottawa Fury FC / Freestyle Photography It was a cloudy afternoon this past Saturday when Ottawa Fury FC hosted FC Cincinnati at TD Place. The game was broken open after an evenly played first-half when Kenney Walker scored a fabulous goal 45-yards from goal in the 68th minute.

How to write an essay about anything

 Essay writing is part and parcel of school and college life. Once in a while, your lecturer will require you to submit a paper on various topics. Some colleges also require one to write an essay so that they can gauge his/her skills before joining them.  Furthermore, you need to

Canada needs a national agency to review all domestic homicides and create an integrated domestic violence safety system

 By Elizabeth Sheehy and Isabel Grant A woman is killed by her current or former partner every six days in Canada. Indigenous women are killed by their intimate partners at a rate eight times higher. In Peel (Toronto) alone, five women were killed in January 2018 -- the same number of intimate femicides in Peel

3 ways you can help those wrongfully imprisoned overseas

 Imagine the horror of finding yourself imprisoned in a foreign country, without access to a fair trial or with the threat of being tortured. Every year, millions of Canadians travel abroad for all kinds of reasons — work, business, holidays or to visit family. Most go about their visits without

Is your family ready for a pet?

 Many of us would love a furry friend at home but deciding whether to add a pet to your family is a big decision. “Busy parents are often reluctant to introduce a pet into their home as they don't want to add any more chores or responsibilities to their lives,”

Want to Get Thin So You Can Be Happy? Put Happiness First. The Pounds Will Start to Slide Off

 By Nancy Bryan, Ph.D. “I’m so unhappy because I can’t get thin.” If you believe this, you’re setting yourself up for a tremendous amount of frustration and disappointment. That’s because it simply is not true that being thin will make you, or anybody, happy. From a neurological and biochemical perspective, it

Sister Disaster and Erth Juce Rock Out for CoverMe Round 2

 Check out these shots of Sunday night's CoverMe Contest performance by Sister Disaster and Erth Juce. Photos by Karen Temple  Sister Disaster  Erth Juce George Stryker and John Allaire 

Film Review: I Feel Pretty

 Synopsis: A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed? Stars: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Emily Ratajkowski

Looking for High School Volunteer Hours? Apply to Ottawa Life’s Social Media Summer Street Team!

 Publication Type: General Interest Local Magazine and Website Publication: Ottawa Life Magazine Location: Remote / Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Life Magazine is the intelligent, illustrious and iconic voice of Canada's most beautiful and influential city. Savvy, smart and stylish, Ottawa Life provides a signature mix of stories and commentary on politics,

2018 Buick Avenir: Silent Sybaritic Ride

 Photos by Chris Davies It was January 16th and the late Sunday evening sky flashed suddenly. The flash was immediately followed by a concussive crack. My wife looked up at me wonderingly from the living room floor where she was watching TV.  Seeing no North Korean radioactive dust particles filling

The Tackies and Sussex Blew the Roof Off Moose McGuires for Round 2 of CoverMe!

 Check out these shots of last night's CoverMe Contest performance by Sussex and The Tackies. Photos by Karen Temple

Film Review: Blockers

 Synopsis: Three parents try to stop their daughters from having sex on Prom night. Stars: Leslie Mann, John Cena,  Ike Barinholtz Director: Kay Cannon

COVER ME! Round 2!

 We know Ottawa’s got talent. You know Ottawa’s got talent. Now’s the time to see who will reign supreme in the ultimate Cap-city musical showcase. COVER ME, a twice monthly contest of musicians from the National Capital Region battling it out for an Ottawa Life Magazine cover story, takes place at Moose McGuire's (3320 McCarthy

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Fall in love with How Black Mothers Say I Love You

 Photos by Andrew Alexander There is a lot going on in How Black Mothers Say I Love You.  Given it is the work of the incredibly talented playwright Trey Anthony, this is no surprise. It opened at the GCTC last night and it is, as was expected, phenomenal. The basic

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Sharing Hope In Paraguay

 On its first day in Asuncion, Paraguay, during a stroll along the Paraguay River, the LIFE Team was exposed to the stark reality of inequality. High-rises towered above the flood-plain slums revealing the intense economic disparity of the city. When heavy rain pours and the river rises, squatter homes –