CANTON, NY–The early bird deadline for the first annual St. Lawrence International Film Festival (October 22-25, 2015) which will take place on both sides of the US/Canada border is closing soon. Filmmakers can still submit their films in the categories of Feature, Short, and Digital projects at the early-bird rate by June 1st. ...

The first hours after a child goes missing are crucial to their safe recovery. That’s why it’s so important to spread the word. The Ontario AMBER Alert program utilizes social media to effect the dissemination of child abduction information. The viral power of social media enables us to reach hundreds of thousands of Canadians within mere moments of an alert going out. ...

The Canadian War Museum is pleased to announce that it is among the first group of attractions to be welcomed into TripAdvisor `s Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame. This unique honour was created to recognize attractions that have won TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence five years in a row. ...

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Thanks to photographer Barry Gray for sharing these photos of the Odawa Native Friendship Centre’s Pow Wow at Wesley Clover Parks this weekend. The event featured two days of competition Pow Wow dancing and singing, along with a craft market and Aboriginal cuisine. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with the president of Ottawa’s new professional baseball team, the Ottawa Champions, David Gourlay to talk all things baseball. ...

The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) presents its summer exhibitions. At the forefront is an exhibition of works by renowned photographer Lynne Cohen; an artist formerly of Ottawa who achieved international acclaim, and who sadly passed away in 2014. Also on view is an interactive installation Terrors of the Breakfast Table by emerging artist Tyler Tekatch, as well as the historical exhibition Female Self–Representation and the Public Trust: Mary Wrinch and the AGW Collection, which continues OAG’s exploration of mid-century female artists whose significant art practice deserves critical attention. ...

In Bells Corners, just off Robertson Road, in the west-end of Ottawa sits a brown brick industrial looking building with many, many doors. Behind each one is a wildly diverse and colourful world humming with activity. In one studio, young children are engrossed in a dance lesson. ...

Mayor Jim Watson, federal dignitaries including Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dr. Marie Wilson, Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, artist Carey Newman and Elder Irvin Sarazin officially welcomed the Witness Blanket to Ottawa City Hall today. ...

Beginning on Monday, May 25, Main Street construction will be in full-swing and will result in traffic restrictions. Northbound traffic will not be permitted on Main Street between Clegg Street and Lees Avenue and between Greenfield Road and Echo Drive. One lane of traffic will remain open in the southbound direction. ...