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Publication Date: August 9, 2026 - 19:04
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Sask. poet and playwright Ken Mitchell dies at age 85
August 9, 2026
Ken Mitchell was a published author of both novels and poetry, a playwright and a professor at the University of Regina’s English department, where he taught creative writing. Mitchell helped create the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild, paving the way for the province's literary community. Those who knew him say it will be a huge loss.
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The new History Ottawa music venue will be a high note for downtown. Music has always been an important part of this city. In earlier times, the Civic Centre, Le Hibou Coffee House, the Capital Theatre, Barrymore's and small clubs in the Market brought many popular musical acts, particularly rock and roll acts, to Ottawa, but many of those institutions have fallen aside. Read More
August 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
SMITHS FALLS — Christin Storms, the Smiths Falls woman who kick-started a monthly motorcycle meet in this Eastern Ontario town, is uncertain about the long-term future of the popular event after learning she was on the radar of the Ontario Provincial Police’s Biker Enforcement Unit. Read More
August 22, 2026 - 04:00 | Lynn Saxberg | Ottawa Citizen
The remains of a third man have been found on a rural property north of the normally quiet eastern Ontario town of Smiths Falls, yet police — who say "they are doing everything they can to bring answers" — aren't linking their deaths. Here's a timeline and what to know about the case as the men's families and the community await answers.
August 22, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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