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

Great Scot! Scottish Society of Ottawa hosts its first Gala Burns Supper

Should auld acquaintance be forgot then it very well might be time to reconnect with them through a wee dram and a good blather at a Robbie Burns

Taste in the Glebe goes green after two decades of dining

So delectable was the food and so hungry was the crowd that this year’s Taste in the Glebe was all about producing zero waste in more ways

Caring and Sharing Exchange continues long tradition of helping Ottawa community at Christmas

The packing of holiday food hampers ran so smoothly on Thursday that even Santa’s workshop now seems — by comparison — slow, inefficient and destined for automation. Community

Strong turnout for opening of Rockcliffe Park’s new $1.5-million field house and outdoor ice rink

You could hear the crisp sound of skates on ice, mixed with children’s voices and laughter, as a large crowd of residents turned out Sunday

Young Ottawa Jewish professionals reconnect at annual Chanukah Ball

Ottawa’s young Jewish professionals came together to light the menorah and get the party started at the Chanukah Ball hosted Saturday night by the Jewish

Annual Christmas Cheer Breakfast moves to Lansdowne to spread holiday spirit

What began as a bitterly cold walk to a charity breakfast in predawn darkness soon turned into the stunning sight of a 40-foot Christmas tree, with

Hundreds bundle up for YSB’s SleepOUT in aid of youth homelessness

Nobody’s saying that the YSB SleepOUT for Youth — where participants spend a night outdoors in sub-zero temperatures — compares to the authentic experience of living

National Gallery of Canada Foundation fêtes Marc Mayer with classy farewell dinner

Thank goodness for pictures, because no amount of words could paint just how beautiful the farewell dinner was for Marc Mayer, outgoing director and CEO of

French embassy celebrates 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Canada

It almost felt like Trivia Night at the Embassy of France on Tuesday, to the extent that one couldn’t imagine anyone departing the premises that evening