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[caption id=“attachment_80107” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Bruce Harvey, Ottawa film commissioner, says Ottawa’s diversity of locations are a big attraction for potential film and TV producers (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] On his first Monday back from a trip to Los Angeles to sell Ottawa as a filming destination, Ottawa Film Commissioner Bruce Harvey’s pockets were still stuffed with American currency. ...

Two Ottawa residents are dead after a head-on collision between an SUV and a tractor trailer on Highway 7, about 140 kilometres southwest of Ottawa. It happened just after 5 p.m. Sunday near Kaladar, Ont. The driver of the SUV, Brian Ward, 70, and his passenger Mary Ward, 69, were killed. ...

Ottawa Police have confirmed a seemingly distracted driver who went viral in a video last week has been charged. The video was posted to Facebook by motorcyclist Erik Hanna last week and shows a woman who appears to be distracted by her phone. ...

This video has been making the rounds on Facebook in Ottawa. Erik Hanna, the motorcyclist in the clip, says he confronted a woman who appeared to be distracted by a cell phone. Moments later, Hanna narrowly avoids a collision as the woman’s vehicle passes him a little too closely. ...

“For years I wanted to make my own TV show based on the late night “Nightmoves” show from the 1980s,” writes Ottawa artist and storyteller Andrew King . “Now it has happened. Airing on FibeTV1 _ OTTAWANDER _ takes viewers on a ghostly wander through empty Ottawa streets set to a soundtrack by local band ‘orienteers’. ...

Very cool video put together by Ottawa Drone Services , featuring a 3D rendering of the National War Memorial downtown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NCfwGLxLY

“Shawarma City”, a documentary by Conor DeVries, about his search for Mustafa, the man behind Maroush Shawarma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XNC81ZHNYY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBDh0MDDcD8 Alex Colville offers a fresh perspective on the work of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists. A creative thinker, deeply engaged with both his local surroundings and the broader world, Alex Colville’s painting developed in dialogue with film and literature, philosophy, law and history. ...

So You Want to Be an Artist is a contest about art and you. Make artwork about something you care about and post it here. Then it’s up to your friends, family and other people to vote on the entries. The 12 artworks with the most votes will be displayed at the National Gallery of Canada. ...

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 David Ross, CEO of Ross Video Ltd. ...