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The après-ski scene was alive and well at Mont Ste. Marie on Thursday as hundreds of participants of Ronald McDonald House Skifest 2022 basked in their love of winter and the great outdoors.

The grand salon inside the Embassy of France was packed with people Wednesday night as guests said their goodbyes to outgoing Ambassador Kareen Rispal.

Women from all walks of life headed to Ottawa City Hall on Tuesday morning to celebrate International Women’s Day and to participate in a special ceremony that saw a former governor general at the receiving end of recognition, for a change, for her outstanding work.

A “perfect storm” of circumstances means more millennials are migrating away from urban areas, with one of the driving factors being a lack of affordable and accessible housing, builders told.

It’s like the Rainbow Bistro found its pot of gold when a group of savvy businessmen, motivated by their love of music, banded together to save the music hall from closing last year.

Ottawa businessman John Borsten has spent decades building a restaurant empire guaranteed to last, much like the nearly 200-year-old ByWard Market where many of his eateries are situated.

Ottawa athlete and businessman did his family, friends and colleagues proud over the weekend after coming out of Olympic retirement to finish in the top 10 in the four-man bobsled.

Organizers of GoFundMe fundraiser are set to start distributing money to most-affected businesses later this month.

Dozens of Ottawa businesses are set to match public donations and light up buildings during foundation's February is Heart Month campaign.

“It’s surreal. Dumbfounded. It’s unbelievable, it’s wild. Yeah, all of the above,” says 25-year-old Kars resident Jacob Adams, the winner of the inaugural charity event.