Sweet Montreal

 Macaroons from Maison Christian Faure, photo courtesy of Maison Christian Faure. It’s a little known fact that Montreal is home to some of Canada’s best restaurants and chefs, including world-renowned chocolatiers and pastry makers. This is great news for anyone who, like me, has a giant sweet tooth. In the

Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr

 Focusing on one of Canada’s most controversial cases, Guantanamo’s Child is a documentary which tells the story of Omar Khadr, a Toronto-born Canadian citizen who was captured in Afghanistan by American forces in 2002 and convicted of war crimes at the age of 15. After spending a decade behind bars

Natalie MacLean App Takes the Guessing out of Wine

 Photos courtesy of Natalie MacLean. Staring at the row upon row of wine at pretty much any LCBO you’ll visit, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the options. Sometimes a clever label grabs your attention and you want to try it, but will it be good enough for your next

Atlantis: A Watery Paradise

 Photo courtesy of Chris Ross. Photo courtesy of Ethan Kaplan. It's hard not to be taken by the beauty of the beaches on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. A natural reef acts as a buffer, calming the waves that gently crash onto its' shores and the sun is said to

Fly Katie Fly

 Photo courtesy of K. Temple. At their best, journalists are supposed to speak truth unto power. Sadly, too many utter power unto truth. This was made startlingly clear for me when my sister who lives in Britain gave birth to her second child. Katie was born several weeks premature and

Joyce Family Donates $2 Million to Help Alberta Fire Relief

 Photo by JasonWoodHead23, Creative Commons. On Friday, Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce and other family members made the largest individual donation the Canadian Red Cross has seen in the wake of the Fort McMurray fire. “It is part of our Canadian culture to look after one another during times of

Pour A Cold One: CRAFT Beer Market Opens in Lansdowne Park

 Photo courtesy of Alexandra Gunn. Could it be a coincidence that CRAFT Beer Market opens its doors on one of the hotter days this spring? Likely, but there couldn’t be a better excuse to head to Lansdowne Park to taste test one (or two) of their 100 plus beers on

Safe, Secure and Affordable Housing is a Health Issue: Why Canada Needs a National Housing Strategy Now

 "Social factors, like housing, income and wealth, educational background and race are more powerful determinants of health outcomes than our behaviours, genes or even the healthcare system." When you're feeling unwell, whether from a minor cold or a devastating terminal illness, the feeling of home, the desire for a safe

Aim for a Safe, Secure Move

 Photo by Nicolas Hulk. Creative Commons.   When you move your home or office, of course you want your belongings to arrive at their destination safely, with nothing broken or misplaced. But there are other forms of safety and security that are also worth important consideration, whether you are moving

Fury Bring Home First Win of the Season

 All photos by Meagan Simpson.  Ottawa Fury wowed fans Saturday, taking their first win of the season, and at home nonetheless. The season home-opening game was just what the team needed after playing their first four games on the road without a win. It's hard to say whether it was

Five Unique Ways to Enjoy Ottawa’s Nightlife

 Clubbing and bars not your thing? Fortunately, Ottawa has so much more going on once the sun goes down. From fantastic quick food to quirky stops downtown, there’s always a way to turn your evening into a blast. We have a list of five off-the-wall things you can try in

If I only had $100…I would buy at LCBO Vintages

 Pop into your closest LCBO Vintages for the release on Saturday April 30 – just in time for Mother’s Day! you’ll find Pacific Northwest Wines, Aussie whites and interesting coloured  Rosés. There is something for every mum! I haven’t made the wine trek to Oregon but whenever wines appear from

Breaking New Ground with Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016

 Photo courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.  Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce the seven astounding athletes that will be receiving the country’s highest sporting honour. These inductees have not only made a huge impact in their field of sport, but have utilized their influence in making

Mill Street Launches its New West Coast Style IPA in Ottawa

 It was all smiles last night, April 26, at Mill Street's Ottawa Brew Pub as staff doled out pints of Mill Street's newest creation, the West Coast Style IPA. With the addition of some tantalizing finger food and a good dose of live music, it was quite the celebration. And the beer is definitely

Positive Environmental Forecast from an Unlikely Place

 Sylvain Bouchard, Polyform’s representative, holds plastic crystals made of recycled waste. The company recycles 5 million kg of plastic waste annually. All photos by Damira Davletyarova. I don’t own a cottage, or a house, so it was the free tickets and mere curiosity that brought me to Ottawa’s Cottage and Backyard Show

Slideshow: Get Close to Hedley at the CT Centre

 All photos courtesy of Michael Wing. On Saturday the 23rd, Hedley rocked the Canadian Tire Centre to its foundations with the help of Canadian artists Carly Rae Jepsen and Francesco Yates. Local Photographer Michael Wing from MIKE’S MEDIA will bring you right to the front row with his fantastic shots of the artists

OAG Announces a New, Very Artistic, Gift

 Wilfrid Flood, Frenchtown, Cobalt (Chambers-Ferland Mine), 1939, watercolour on paper, 38.1 x 45.7 cm. Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery. Photo: David Barbour. The Ottawa Art Gallery has received a generous gift of 88 paintings and sketches done by late Ottawa artist, Wilfrid Flood. The paintings were donated by Flood’s

Glen Bloom on the Art of Collecting

 Glen Bloom and wife Deborah Duffy with Leslie Reid’s 'Cape Pine: The Barrens,' 2012, Oil on canvas, 127 x 182.9 cm. When Glen Bloom thinks about the Ottawa Art Gallery’s annual Le pARTy fundraising art auction, the first thing that comes to mind is the list of talented Ottawa artists

Tips For Selecting A Quality Greek Restaurant

 Are you looking for a great restaurant to enjoy? If so, you are going to quickly discover that there are more than a few to choose from when you search your neighbourhood. However, if you are searching for the best Greek food in Ottawa, you should use the tips here

OLM Argued the Case Against Mike Duffy was Groundless Back in May

 Update: Today all 31 charges were dismissed against Sen. Mike Duffy. Below you can find an article Ottawa Life Magazine publisher Dan Donovan wrote last May, arguing that Duffy was being unfairly targeted by the media. Today, the judge confirmed this suspicion. 21st Century Lynching and Shakespearean Tragedy Take Centre Stage

Killing the Goose

 What continues to puzzle me is the human compulsion to ruin a good thing by wanting too much, pushing too hard, poisoning wells and destroying resources. Among the root causes are recklessness, opportunism, arrogance, greed and folly. An unfortunate aspect of human nature is that, often, enough is not enough.

How Basic Academic Research Leads to Innovation

 Many high-profile Canadian innovations in health care were discovered by academic – not industrial – researchers There’s a disconnect between Canada’s capacity to innovate and our capacity to commercialize those innovations – or so the story goes. It’s been repeated so often it’s become a mantra in certain circles, and

Ottawa Boxers Bring Home Gold

 Photo Courtesy of Erica Adjei. Two local boxers are putting Ottawa's name on the boxing-world map, bringing home a national title and medals from this year’s boxing championships in Quebec City. Erica Adjei (26) and Dave O'Reilly (28) competed at the 2016 National Canadian Boxing Championships earlier this month. When they

The Puzzle of Physician-Hastened Death

 Physician-hastened death is a puzzle, and one that, despite its complexity, we as a society have been tasked to assemble. Some of its pieces are so different from one another, and it is hard to imagine how they might fit into a cohesive whole. And yet, by June 6th -

Scratching the Surface of CIU

 Luke is a young man living in Ottawa. He is married with a baby, has a great new job and, on the exterior, seems to live a pretty normal life. He has always been an athletic person, frequently playing soccer and going to the gym. But what people don’t know