5 ways to celebrate National Indigenous People's Day near Ottawa
June 21, 2025
June 21 is National Indigenous People's Day. Across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, there are no shortage of ways to celebrate Indigenous culture and history.
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After some technical difficulties, Lindsay Lebrun won the live auction that awarded her the best seats in the house for the performance by Hozier at Bluesfest on July 11. Read More
July 12, 2025 - 07:50 | Matteo Cimellaro | Ottawa Citizen
When CBS Records offered influential Québécois rock group Harmonium $1-million to re-record its songs in English, most of the band was in favour of the prospect. But chief songwriter and lead singer Serge Fiori said “non,” stopping the deal cold. In the second half of the 1970s, the Montreal-based progressive folk-rockers were superstars in their home province, had success in the rest of Canada and parts of Europe, and were a rare Quebec band to achieve recognition in the United States.
July 12, 2025 - 07:00 | Brad Wheeler | The Globe and Mail
W hen she was five months pregnant, Johanna Isopuro received a cardboard box in the mail, the kind you pack when you are unexpectedly fired from your office job. But this one was painted a festive turquoise blue and adorned with stencilled yellow leaves. Isopuro opened it to find it packed to the brim with merino wool onesies, a knit reindeer blanket, a hooded towel with little ears, a fluffy snowsuit, and snow boots puffy enough to keep the smallest toes warm. There was a baby book of nursery rhymes, a stuffed toy, and a sleeping bag. There were also items for her: pads, nipple cream,...
July 12, 2025 - 06:30 | Marina Lopes | Walrus
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