Age is nothing to Sean Egan as he heads to Everest
Sean Egan is a man who never shies away from a challenge — especially when it concerns his own body.
As a young man, he was a boxing and kickboxing
The school that time forgot
The corridors of North Grenville District High School in Kemptville seem just like any other high school hallways.
Lockers line the wall, the floors are scuffed and the sounds of
Movie review: The Assassination of Richard Nixon
In The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Sean Penn gives a masterful performance as a working-class misfit, disillusioned with American society, who decides he must kill the president of the United
Veteran police reporter becomes grieving parent
OTTAWA – Until this weekend, Francois Lessard thought he knew a thing or two about death.
A former police reporter, he had often been forced to carry out the gut-churning
The Black Donnellys live on, 125 years later
OTTAWA – Tragedy by fire seems to be in Richard Egan’s blood.
Seared into the Ottawa man’s consciousness is a 125-year-old story: Religious strife, territorial battles and family revenge led
Auschwitz survivor describes the horrors 60 years later
Sixty years ago, she was a weak, weary 15-year-old Polish girl, recently liberated from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp after losing her family.
Last night, proud and strong, Anna Heilman captivated
The day that changed me forever
I remember the boots. They were red. There were about 20 pairs of them, lined up in a neat row. But I could hardly distinguish their true colour — the
Ottawa photographer Andy Andrews dies at 83
Many Ottawans may not remember the name Andy Andrews, but few can forget the images he left behind.
Over the course of six decades, if there was something significant happening
Tragedy can’t dampen mother’s spirit
OTTAWA – Jacqueline Benoit and her 12-year-old daughter, Devyn, enjoyed an early Christmas celebration at their home in the Glebe last Thursday. To the tune of her favourite music, Devyn
‘It’s good to be in Canada,’ Bush says
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
Moose, Molson and Messier: What Americans know about Canada
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
Weathering the storm: Grey Cup history through fog to ice to wind and snow
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
Friend shares grief like ‘losing a family member’
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
Patricia Welch tells Citizen why she left family for five days
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
U.S. animal protection group moves in to fight seal hunt
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