Mark, Feng and I were in the car, heading downtown, when we heard something about a lockdown, a gunman and a soldier shot on the radio. “Where? Here? In Ottawa?” I said incredulously. We turned the volume up and I grabbed my phone for the latest news.
Browsing Category Traditions, Events and Holidays
Yearly Canadians traditions as well as big and small events in Ottawa and around.
Going to a Toronto Blue Jays MLB Game is Actually Fun
We drove to Toronto with tickets to see the Blue Jays vs. the Oakland Athletics.
Ottawa Tulips Festival – The Amazing 2014 Edition
Every year in Ottawa, the Tulips Festival marks the return of warmth and longer daytime.
Let’s Fight! Counter March to the Anti-Abortion Rally
It’s 2014, folks. And here I am, today, in Canada, where abortion is legal, still fighting to keep it legal and accessible.
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When I worked at Canada Post, a colleague asked me for my date of birth. “March 21, 1983” I replied out without thinking—I had just spent the morning filling out employment forms. “Wow, I can’t believe you didn’t mind giving me your year of birth!” she laughed. “Some people are really weird about it!”
Amazing Flowers and Colours – 2013 Ottawa Tulips Festival
The annual Tulips Festival opened on a very warm week and the flowers were all in bloom.