Ottawa’s annual Greekfest gets underway. It features live music, dance performances, olive oil/cooking seminars, Greek cuisine, Greek lessons and more. The event will be held at Hellenic Community of Ottawa, 1315 Prince of Wales Dr. More information is available online.
National Capital Craft Beer Week will be held. The week features nine days of craft-brewing related events across the region, celebrating the capital region's rich brewing heritage and exciting current offerings. From beer and food pairing dinners to Brewmasters' receptions, National Capital Craft Beer Week will offer tons of opportunities to learn about, sample, appreciate, … Read more
Liberal MP Marc Garneau (Westmount-Ville-Marie, Que.) will hold a press conference to discuss the ongoing PMO ethics scandal, in light of the recent RCMP request for information from the Prime Minister’s Office. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-947-5100.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study revealing the extent of Industry Canada's taxpayer-funded subsidies to business over the past five decades. Using data from an Access-to-Information request to Industry Canada, Crony Capitalism at Industry Canada since John Diefenbaker examines payments made by the federal department of industry (or its predecessors) to business between … Read more
July 20th marks the 14th anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Falun Gong practitioners and supporters will gather across Canada in front of the Chinese Embassy and Consulates to mark this tragic anniversary and call for the release of the largest group of prisoners of conscience in the world. A rally will … Read more
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting will preview a new video ad campaign and release details of a new Nanos poll at a news conference. The event will be held in Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-447-9592.
On behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.), Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, Ont.) will attend a special ceremony honouring a local Canadian veteran of the Korean War. The event will be held at Brookside Park. Call 613-992-7468.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation will hold its Lecture Series event. The Russia G20 Summit: What's at Stake for the Global Economy event will be held at the Rideau Club, Lounge, 99 Bank Street, 15th Floor. More information about the event is available online.
The Canadian War Museum and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are hosting an invitation-only opening reception for World Press Photo 13. The exhibit runs until Aug. 28, at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place. More information is available online.
The Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival is bringing powerful and thought-provoking art and film to Ottawa for another summer. It provides an opportunity for Indigenous peoples to tell their own stories and showcase their rich and vibrant culture in the National Capital Region. The festival will feature a wide array of programming, including a … Read more
