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    The Arctic, once a remote frontier, has emerged in the past year as a critical arena for geopolitical, environmental, and economic activity. Melting ice has opened new, but highly unpredictable, shipping routes and the region’s vast natural resources have drawn the attention of global powers. The Arctic Council, a consensus-driven forum of eight Arctic states

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  • Hometown Game with Benefits

    While it sometimes seems that technology has taken over every aspect of our lives, there’s an encouraging new trend that’s bringing classic tabletop games back to the family room. The timing is perfect for the launch this year of an Ottawa-themed Monopoly game.  The game, which is the brainchild of longtime friends and local businessmen

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  • Living in Style

    Reinvention is nothing new for Annette Quinet. The 52-year-old mother of three has made a career in fashion and image consulting for more than three decades, helping others put their best foot forward, while navigating the twists and turns of her own life path. Annette says she’s always been passionate about clothing and fashion. She

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  • Forever and Ever

    When Scott and Angela Helmer built their bungalow near Osgoode in 1998, the newlyweds had modest aspirations for their starter home. They definitely weren’t planning to stay long-term. Priorities changed when the Helmers learned the oldest of two sons had autism. “One of the reasons we didn’t make many changes to the house over the years is

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  • Set in Stone

    With a property right on the Rideau River, just south of Hog’s Back Falls, it’s no wonder Tony and Gill Weinberg set their hearts on a landscape design that would organically blend with the natural elements. They decided to do a major revamp including a formal patio, dining area and stairs, with generous areas for

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  • Old Bones, Fresh Start

    With the purchase of their Glebe home, a couple fell in love with the neighbourhood and the location but knew the house needed a refresh. At first, they thought they could make some minor updates but quickly realized a more significant redesign was needed. “I thought maybe we could change some countertops and paint some

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  • Contemplating Time with Les Filles de la Croix

    Dominique Rey, Sr Carmen (2009), colour photograph, 61 x 91 cm. Courtesy of the artist  Continuing her exploration of the concepts of sisterhood and women who live on the margins of the dominant culture, Winnipeg artist Dominique Rey spent a decade immersing herself in the lives of a disappearing order of nuns: Les Filles de

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  • Bringing the World of Impressionism to the Prairies

    Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, The Hudson River (n.d.), oil on burlap, 50.6 x 40.9 cm. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift from the Estate of Arnold O. Brigden, G-73-328 There are two ways in which Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956) is typically remembered: as the last artist to join the Group of Seven or, as Montreal

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  • James Wilson Morrice: A Gift of a Lifetime’s Work

      It may be one of the most significant gifts in the history of the National Gallery of Canada: a collection of 50 works by one of the most celebrated names in Canadian art history, James Wilson Morrice (1865–1924). The benefactor, Ash Prakash, is a renowned author and collector of Canadian art, as well as

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  • Connecting space & community

      A short drive from downtown, 269 Royal Avenue is the perfect family retreat for urban professionals Allan Alguire and Katie Gauthier. Designed and built by architect John Donkin in 2009, this Westboro Beach property caught the couple’s eye when it went on the market in 2014. “We had a property on a street nearby

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