The city experienced a dramatic start to winter this weekend, as the first snowfall of the season delivered a historic blow to long‑standing records. On Sunday, Nov. 9th, the Environment Canada weather station at Ottawa Macdonald‑Cartier International Airport logged 11.7 centimetres of snow, more than double the previous record of 5.8 cm set in 1967. It was a picturesque scene, with snow…

The city experienced a dramatic start to winter this weekend, as the first snowfall of the season delivered a historic blow to long‑standing records. On Sunday, Nov. 9th, the Environment Canada weather station at Ottawa Macdonald‑Cartier International Airport logged 11.7 centimetres of snow, more than double the previous record of 5.8 cm set in 1967. It was a picturesque scene, with snow…

Brooke Henderson’s 2018 Canadian Open victory in Regina wasn’t just any victory, it was Canadian golf history. The Smiths Falls native became the first Canadian woman in 45 years to claim our National Open Championship, following in Jocelyne Bourassa’s footsteps from 1973. No other Canadian LPGA player has ever won the tournament. Not once. But this past August, Henderson made sure…

One year after completing its transformative renovation, Brookstreet Hotel continues to evolve through quiet refinement rather than reinvention. The four-diamond property in Kanata has leaned into what it does best: offering an experience that feels effortlessly elevated while still warm and familiar. “We’ve focused on elevating our guest experience through thoughtful enhancements,” says…

She’s graced stages across North America, appeared on America’s Got Talent, Netflix, Just For Laughs, and Don’t Tell Comedy, and shared the spotlight (and the punchlines) with her husband, fellow comedian Matt O’Brien. But long before Julia Hladkowicz was making audiences laugh on international stages, she was a shy kid from Ottawa finding her voice as “the Chicken” in her elementary…