Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Today’s letters: Hells Angels, the death of Abdirahman Abdi
Just another gang of tourists? Re: Hells Angels sight-see and nosh as mayhem-free conventioneers, July 25. Looking at Jason Ransom’s picture of a Hells Angel photographing fellow gang members on the steps of Parliament Hill, I couldn’t help but recall Gilbert and Sullivan’s delightful song “When A Felon’s Not Engaged in...
Glavin: America faces a banana republic moment
If you’ve lately come to conclude that American democracy has degenerated into a hopelessly dystopian reality-television spectacle and it seems as though we’re all teetering at the abyss of a broken America that is no longer a force for good in the world, you are wrong. It’s worse than you think. It’s later than you think....
PHOTOS: Capital Ukrainian Festival in Ottawa
The Capital Ukrainian Festival is underway in Ottawa and runs through Sunday at the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine. On Friday, the Barvinok Ukrainian Dance School put on a show for those in attendance. Capital Ukrainian FestivalThe Capital Ukrainian Festival at the Ukrainian Catholic Shrine in Ottawa on Friday night. A member of...
As time (and cash) goes by: A history of the Canadian Bank Note company
A brief history of the Canadian Bank Note Co. 1897: Company established as a branch operation of American Bank Note Co. Appointed by Canadian government to supply banknotes and stamps; 1910: Company formally incorporated; 1973: American Bank Note sells 60 per cent of company to Ottawa businessman Charles Worthen; 1976: Douglas Arends and business...
Can Canada’s currency printer thrive as ‘cashless society’ looms?
Canadian Bank Note Co. has been the government’s currency printer of choice for more than a century. But now the Ottawa firm faces an epic battle against Apple Pay and a slew of other electronic payment apps. Associate business editor James Bagnall examines the forces producing cash’s decline and how Ottawa’s bank note printer...
Concerts: Black Mountain, Blue Rodeo and Beirut (and Little Scream) top wicked week of music
The two do-not-miss shows this week are utterly different, and thankfully not on the same night. Vancouver’s Polaris Prize-shortlisted rock band Black Mountain play Zaphod Beeblebrox on Friday, exhausted after spending weeks on tour. (“We’re no longer 24 years old,” said drummer Joshua Wells, who’s turning 41 this month, “but...
8 things to do Thursday: It’s shawarma time!
Thursday, July 21 The Lebanese Festival celebrates the lovely people who made sure all Ottawans are now connoisseurs of the shawarma, with more traditional food — hummus, tabouli, falafel — midway rides, Middle Eastern market, dance lessons and live music, from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., St. Elias, 700 Ridgewood Ave. Admission: Free. On until Sunday...
Arts best bets, July 21 to 27
Theatre Patrick Langston Italy circa 1959 was a happening place where the old cultural and social ways were yielding to the new and where fashion designers, film stars and other spotlight grabbers abounded. Odyssey Theatre – known for its colourful, outdoor commedia dell’arte shows about humanity’s foibles – has chosen mid-century...
Unconventional quartet Syrene Saxofoonkwartet jazz up classical music
This year’s Chamberfest is, as usual, full of different themes ranging from a focus on Bach to Canada’s Ukrainian community, to performances highlighting the cello. Another major theme is the presence of female performers in large numbers. From the Swedish a cappella quartet Kongero to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, women are getting...
Kilford: What Canada can do about Turkey
These days, even the most forgiving observer of Turkish politics is having a difficult time glossing over the disturbing news coming out of Turkey. Certainly, the recent aborted coup attempt is important enough. But well before this, journalists, academics and civil society activists critical of the government found themselves under arrest and...
