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

Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala cruises to new fundraising high of $303K

Throughout her career, Beverley McLachlin has always had both oars in the water, as they say. Now, the retired chief justice of the Supreme Court

YMCA-YWCA NCR thanks special donors at reception held at Tavern on the Falls

It was a tad chilly but at least the rain stopped in time for a special reception hosted Tuesday night by the YMCA-YWCA National Capital Region

Dress for Success Ottawa empowers women for employment

They say it takes less than 30 seconds to make a first impression, which is why it’s so important to always put your best foot forward.

GCTC/CCLA’s 20th Annual Lawyer Play pays tribute to a radio classic

Some lawyers seek acquittals. Others dream of Tony awards. Who would you rather spend an evening with? Legal eagles from across the city are giving

Evening in the Maritimes celebrates 25 years of helping people with disabilities feel part of the community

Cue the ocean waves and the foghorn sounds. Citizen Advocacy’s Evening in the Maritimes sailed straight into the national capital region Wednesday, bringing along music

Stories of Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre saving lives shared at Wild Wild West benefit

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Some 230 supporters of the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre saddled up Thursday and headed to the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne for the fifth annual

Politics and the Pen literary gala raises $385K for The Writers’ Trust of Canada

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It’s spring, and with it comes — along with the heady scent of a federal election in the air — that rare and special night in

Alex Trebek in Ottawa for official opening of Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s new HQ

Even as he battles pancreatic cancer, television legend Alex Trebek was in great spirits during his visit to the nation’s capital Monday for the official opening

Hobin Architecture celebrates 40 years of designing urban fabric of Ottawa

Ottawa’s real estate and development business leaders turned out by the truck load Thursday to help Hobin Architecture celebrate its 40th anniversary. The party was