OTTAWA – To roaring applause, U.S. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Paul Martin descended the escalator with their wives into the Great Hall of the Museum of Civilization for the official dinner capping off the first U.S. presidential visit to Ottawa since 1995. The 740 distinguished attendees gave their hosts and guests of honour a standing ovation for … Read More
OTTAWA _ In their hilariously funny book, How To Be A Canadian, brothers Will and Ian Ferguson, in their trademark witty style, reveal the source of the deep discontent many Canadians feel towards their neighbours to the south. “Why do we Canadians hate Americans so much?” they ask rhetorically. “Is it because the United States sent in their troops and … Read More
OTTAWA – With open-aired Frank Clair Stadium vulnerable to the elements, weather could once again have a profound impact on the outcome of the Canadian Football League’s championship game. It wouldn’t be the first time.In the 92-year history of the event, weather has been as much a part of Grey Cup lore as anything else. Hence the nicknames, which immediately … Read More
On a cold January night nearly two year ago, Marc Woerlen was sitting in the outdoor hot tub of his good friend Andrew Cinnamon, as the two relaxed in the backyard of Mr. Cinnamon’s North Gower home. “Boy, do you have it good up here,” Mr. Woerlen told his friend. “Maybe we’ll join you here soon.” Shortly thereafter, their casual … Read More
Trying to take her little sister’s mind off the drama that had overtaken their lives, Jenna Welch, 23, took 10-year-old Petra to a video store Monday night to rent a movie. Upon their arrival, Jenna’s cellphone rang. It was her older sister, Alana, with a message: “Mom’s home.”Jenna and Petra made a mad dash home, barrelled through the front door … Read More
OTTAWA – The Humane Society of the United States, a powerful animal protection group that boasts more than eight million members, is opening a Montreal office in an effort to put an end to Canada’s “brutal” and “inhumane” seal hunt. But the move, part of a recent increase in American pressure against the hunt, is already drawing the ire of … Read More
OTTAWA – When Jane Goodall was an eight-year-old girl in England, she had a dream that she would one day go to Africa, live with the animals and then write books about them. The world-renowned primatologist and pioneering chimpanzee researcher fulfilled that dream long ago. Yesterday, at the Museum of Nature, she encouraged children roughly that age to follow in … Read More