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Eighth annual soirée features live gospel singing, fire-breathing performances, stunning decor. You could feel a warm glow of optimism at this year’s Kaleidoscope of Hope Soirée: Start A Fire as organizers shone a critical light on an often dark issue — youth mental health and teen substance abuse.  Some 500 […]

It seems that Cassandra Petrella and Gino Urbisci were destined to marry long before their first date. Both from traditional Italian families, they met frequently in large gatherings. Both of them had been baptized in St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ottawa, the church where both sets of parents were […]

Lawrence Greenspon, Sheila Whyte and Michael Moffatt serve as co-chairs of second annual gala. Normally when you walk through The Ottawa Mission’s blue front doors, you enter an old downtown building that provides basic services, like food and shelter, to those in need. On Thursday night, however, the blue doors […]

  ‘Treats of India’ In support of Bruyère Thursday December 6th 20187 pm At the Infinity Convention Centre (2901 Gibford Drive, Ottawa)   Click here to purchase your ticket.   The Infinity Convention Centre will transform into a time capsule of celebrations. The evening will highlight the ICOBC awards along […]

Daniel Alfredsson got a hero’s welcome as he took to the stage Tuesday night as this year’s honouree of the Jewish National Fund of Ottawa’s Negev Dinner, held at the Infinity Convention Centre. “Al-fie, Al-fie!” the crowd chanted as the former long-time captain of the Ottawa Senators was presented with a citation […]

Over a raised glass of good ol’ Kentucky bourbon, U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft kicked off the embassy’s annual 4th of July Celebration with a toast “to what is genuinely a wonderful friendship” between Canada and the United States, while acknowledging that the relationship is under stress and strain. Canada and the U.S. have […]

A parade of adopted pets stole the show, along with everyone’s hearts, at the 2018 Ottawa Humane Society Garden Party held at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne on Wednesday. The cute canines and furry feline were introduced on stage by Majic 100 radio host Katherine Dines, who listed the animals’ […]

BYA dinner fêtes 12 finalists, announces four winners for top awards. The WBN Businesswoman of the Year Awards Gala was full of hugs, tears of joy and expressed gratitude as it honoured 12 Ottawa women for their entrepreneurial and professional achievements. The glitzy black-tie dinner and awards ceremony, presented by […]

Only in the hotel industry could you get away with comparing someone to Donald Trump, one of the most controversial leaders in modern history. That’s because – whether you love him or hate him – the U.S. president has managed to forge a successful real estate career in the hotel industry, much […]

A rabbi walks into a kitchen with a blowtorch… It sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s actually the start of the process of kosherizing a kitchen. It’s Sunday morning and the kitchen staff at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa are stepping around their own kitchen carefully. […]