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

Mayor’s Women’s Day event focuses on breaking glass ceiling of diplomacy

A trio of trailblazing female diplomats dished out sage career advice during an International Women’s Day Breakfast Reception hosted Thursday by Mayor Jim Watson at

Westboro named Ottawa’s best neighbourhood in magazine poll

Winner chosen by most online votes from Ottawa Life magazine readers

Orleans Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

Orléans Chamber of Commerce honours top performers at annual Business Excellence Awards

Move over Oscars, there’s a better awards ceremony full of glitz and glam, scintillating speeches and even an envelope mixup to keep people on their toes.

The Royal’s Inspiration Awards Gala nets record $469K for mental health

There’s nothing glamorous about something as lonely and isolating as mental illness – except for that one night a year when Ottawa’s business and community leaders come together

Dinner for outgoing NAC chief executive Peter Herrndorf nets $1M for Indigenous theatre

This was no ordinary retirement dinner. An influential crowd made up of Supreme Court judges, business leaders and philanthropists, politicians, veteran journalists and award-winning performing