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Coverage of Ottawa’s major events and the city’s social scene including fundraising galas and important community causes.

Invest Ottawa hosts epic grad party at Bayview Yards

The city's innovation hub was party central as some 400 people from the business community celebrated and cheered on our local entrepreneurs during Invest Ottawa’s graduation event.

Lawrence Greenspon gets ’em jazzed up at arts benefit for Ottawa Jazz Festival

Lawrence Greenspon really does deserve a hand (might as well make it the jazz-hand kind) for helping out at the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s annual live auction and benefit concert.

Queensway Carleton Hospital honours the late Hank Mews at Visionaries Breakfast

The makers, the doers, the dreamers and the builders of our community, raised more than $323,000 for the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation at its Visionaries Breakfast this morning.

Leaders Catherine Clark, Jennifer Stewart keep it real at United Way women’s talk

High up in the Rideau Club, overlooking a city finally waking up from winter, a group of...

Meet the five brave souls trying standup comedy at inaugural Laugh for the Cure

Cancer is no laughing matter, except when it raises money for a worthy charity, such as the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Ambassador hosts large St. Patrick’s Day party for proud Irish (and wannabes)

There was no question which embassy home in Rockcliffe Park was hosting the St. Patrick's Day receptions on Thursday — the one with the tasteful shamrock decor on its front door.

Celebrating women leaders in mental health at The Royal during International Women’s Week

You have to hand it to Margaret Trudeau, honorary patron of The Royal, for choosing to see life through rose-coloured glasses.

Mayor says ‘much more to be done’ on International Women’s Day

City Hall was filled with early morning buzz as more than 200 guests of the International Women’s Day (IWD) reception first broke bread before turning their attention to breaking barriers.

Always giving: Joe Thottungal’s party launch of new cookbook aids food insecurity

Between running two successful restaurants, Coconut Lagoon and Thali, and helping to feed the hungry and less fortunate, Joe Thottungal has also managed to publish a new cookbook.