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On Wednesday, the Lawyers for Kids Charity Hockey Tournament held at the Richcraft Sensplex in Gloucester raised $35,200 in support of the YMCA of the National Capital Region.

We know at this point we’re not going to spoil anything for you by jumping right to the end to tell you that author John Vaillant won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing at last night’s Politics and the Pen.

The number of kids arriving to school hungry in Ottawa each day has risen by nearly 30 percent, the president and CEO of Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) told some 250 attendees of the Spark Soirée held at Infinity Convention Centre on Friday.

The second annual Ottawa Pickleball Classic for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation witnessed an exciting showdown yesterday between two retired Ottawa Senators legends — Chris Phillips and Daniel Alfredsson.

More than $100K was raised for research into Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis at the 17th annual Martini Madness fundraiser held at LAGO Bar and Grill, at Dow’s Lake Pavilion, Thursday.

Last night’s Evening in the Maritimes bid fair winds and following seas to Jeff Snyder, a local community leader who’s captained ABLE2's signature gala for as long as even the most loyal attendees can remember.

On the roof-top playground of The Slayte, it really did feel like the sky’s the limit during the second annual Boost breakfast that Linebox Studio COO Melissa Reeves hosted yesterday for dozens of women business leaders and entrepreneurs.

This past Friday, friends and family came together at the Ottawa Art Gallery to mark the one-year anniversary since Laperrière, 31, tragically took his own life in the sanctuary of his studio in Gatineau. He died April 21, 2023.

Labatt Cheers for Charity raised $30,000 for OSEG Foundation, which provides opportunities for children and youth to play, learn and develop through sports.