A Dancer’s Prayer For some, dancing is hobby. For Olivia Carey, dancing is her prayer. This young woman began dancing at a young age, but she doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon. As an aerial hoop dancer navigating through her twenties, Carey is just getting started. Production: Brier Cook and Pricilla Khan Camera: Pricilla Khan Editing: Brier Cook
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Climb On Ottawa rock climber Cat Carkner has competed on the national and international stage, as well as at the Youth Olympics in Argentina. The act of balancing her competition and the rest of her life, as well as the nature of the sport itself, has taught her important lessons in patience and perseverance. Production: Brendan Shykora Camera: Christian Paas-Lang Editing: Jenna Cocullo ...
Read MorePress On: Night life at the Ottawa Citizen’s in-house printers Matthew Timpson tells the story of how he began working as the night foreman at the newspaper’s printing press, following in his father’s footsteps. Production: Caroline Mercer Camera: Bárbara d’Oro Editing: Dana Hatherly
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A Culinary Tour of Canada’s Capital Around the world, food brings people together as a family, a community, and a culture. Our team has spent the past month learning how people in Ottawa connect through food. We’ll meet a couple that wanders the woods for foraged food before they visit a grocery store, and a renowned chef who has been perfecting the visual art of plating for 25 years. Check out these stories and...
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Anh Nguyen owns Chez Anh, a small Vietnamese restaurant near Carleton University. He opened the restaurant last year, at only twenty-five. The community embraced him immediately, and he became good friends with many of his regulars. Yet, soon after opening, he was faced with closure because of a ventilation issue. Thankfully, the community rallied to save his business. Producer: Connor Oke Camera: Evelyn Myers Editor: Maz Atta ...
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Ayda Noofoori, a refugee herself, saw the gap in employment for Syrian women and decided to do something about it. Enter Yasmin: Syrian Food from the Heart, the only catering company in Ottawa by a Syrian woman for Syrian women. Producer: Ash Abraham Camera: Stephen Cook Editor: Qais Azimy Special thanks to Ayda Noofoori. Click here for a recipe for Freekah Chicken Pilaf, seen in this...
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The 25th Hour went to Louis Pizza in Vanier, and watched as head chef and owner, Mounir, made some of his creations. Making pizza for over fifty years, he brings art to the tabletop by decorating special pizzas and writing a welcome message on each dish served. Mounir says he does all of this because he loves making pizza, and making customers smile. Producer: Allison Gram Camera: Crystal Oag Editor: Lauren Hicks Music: Acoustic...
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