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Bystanders photo exhibition from 2023-07-24T00:10
Foreign correspondent Saša Petricic takes photos to document what life looks like for people after the television crew moves on to the next story. Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco dropped by Petricic's new pho...
ListenHow one composer turned WWII paintings into music from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kingston composer Dean Burry arranged an orchestral piece based on four of Alex Colville’s paintings. Ahead of Remembrance Day, the Kingston Symphony has released an excerpt from the Nijmegen Bridg...
ListenStitching code into knitted art (The Best of All in a Day, Oct 16/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Artist Greta Grip is wrapping up a residency at the Diefenbunker, and she tells us about how he's knitted code into her woolly works of art.
ListenOttawa's Katherine Takpannie wins national photography prize from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Local Inuk artist Katherine Takpannie has been named one of this year's winners of the 2020 New Generation Photography Award. We hear her remarkable story, and about her hopes to use her photograph...
ListenHow a bar weighs the decision whether to shut down (The Best of All in a Day, Sept 29/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A few downtown bars in Ottawa have recently discovered patrons or staff have tested positive for COVID-19. We spoke to one such bar about how they weigh the risks of whether a full shutdown is nec...
ListenChecking in with the Mission after 1 million hours of service (The Best of All in a Day, Sept 22/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One million hours. That's how long it's been since the Ottawa Mission got its start, back in 1906. Today, the shelter is marking that milestone with a major report into its work over the past year....
ListenWhat to make of Canada's rising COVID-19 cases from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute's Dr. Doug Manuel sifts through the coronavirus numbers worldwide, discusses who's doing well and who's not, and lays out what Canada needs to do to puncture the ...
ListenShould you mask up during sex? (The Best of All in a Day, Thu Sep 3/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canada's chief medical officer of health says masks during sex, between new or casual partners, could reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. But how likely are people to follow that advice, and ...
ListenThe silence after WWII ended, 75 years later... (The Best of All in a Day, Wed Sept 2/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this day, 75 years ago, the Second World War officially came to an end. But as this country tried to heal from the atrocities experienced in battle -- it seemed Canadians were eager to move on. ...
ListenDiving into the dangerous element of Curium (The Best of All in a Day, Aug 18/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As part of our ongoing, Periodic series The Element of Surprise, we take a look at #96, Curium.
ListenChoreographer/dancer Crazy Smooth wins Banff Award (The Best of All in a Day, Aug 12/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ottawa-raised street dancer & Bboyizm company founder "Crazy Smooth" has won the prestigious Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award. We talk to him about his work in progress, In My Body.
ListenPanel of experts on back to school (The Best of All in a Day, Aug 11/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An epidemiologist, an education expert and a psychotherapist answer parents' questions about heading back to school, safely, in September.
ListenThe latest on unrest in Zimbabwe (The Best of All in a Day, Aug 5/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Local Zimbabwean professor Andriata Chironda updates us on the Zimbabwean Lives Matter hashtag & government crackdowns.
ListenPortraits of Ritchie Street (The Best of All in a Day, Aug 4/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
They grew up on Ritchie Street -- and they say the neighbourhood isn’t what you read in the headlines. A new photo project puts the spotlight on the young Black men in Ottawa’s west end, sharing st...
ListenHow one Kingston coffee shop faced a racist customer (The Best of All in a Day, Fri Jul 3/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An employee at a coffee shop in Kingston was the victim of a racist incident recently -- after she politely asked a customer to abide by the mandatory mask rules. We'll hear why the shop's owner is...
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, June 19, 2020: "Mayor of Cornwall" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bernadette Clement, the first Black woman to serve as mayor of an Ontario city, reflects on the anti-racism movement around the world and in her own city.
ListenThe etiquette of social circles (The Best of All in a Day, Mon Jun 15/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Now that most Ontarians can form social circles of 10 people without physical distancing, there comes many questions about who should be in your circle, and how to tell someone if they're in or out...
ListenFrustrations of small-gym owners waiting to reopen... (The Best of All in a Day, Thu Jun 11/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Two owners of smaller gyms talk about the uncertainty of not knowing when they can reopen, and what government support could help.
ListenHow wastewater might predict the next outbreak of COVID (The Best of All in a Day, Wed Jun 10/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of Ottawa civil engineering professor Robert Delatolla explains his research, which looks to detect traces of COVID-19 in the city's wastewater.
ListenThe Best of All In a Day, June 4, 2020 "How to turn marches into action" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Two Ottawa anti-racism activists share their thoughts on how the groundswell of protests could turn into systemic change in Canada.
ListenThe Best of All In a Day, June 3, 2020 "Virtual healing spaces for the black community" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Cultural Arts Studio founder Suzan Richards has helped to organize a healing circle for people to process the the death of George Floyd.
ListenHow to make sauerkraut (The Best of All in a Day, Wed May 27/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With more people in the kitchen more often these days, we're dedicated D is for Dinner to cooking solutions. This week, dip your toe into preservation with some easy sauerkraut tips.
ListenThe Element of Surprise: Lithium from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As part of our deep-dive into the Periodic Table, we look at #3: Lithium.
ListenHow to talk to people who aren't physical distancing (The Best of All in a Day, Mon May 25/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Many people were dismayed by photos of Trinity-Bellwoods Park in Toronto over the weekend, with hundreds of people sitting in close quarters. But as quarantine fatigue sets in, how do you convince ...
ListenCelebrating Eid during the pandemic (The Best of All in a Day, Fri May 22/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak to two Ottawa Muslims getting ready to celebrate the end of Ramadan in a very different way.
ListenShould you get a pet goat? (The Best of All in a Day, Thu May 21/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our science columnist guides us through new research on goats, which suggests that maybe, just maybe, they have the empathetic & smart qualities in a pet that we usually find in dogs.
ListenHow to start a food garden (The Best of All in a Day, Wed May 20/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The pandemic has made more people interested in growing their own food, with seed sales through the roof this spring. We get some advice from two members of an Ottawa gardening group.
ListenHow one Ottawa company is animating the sitcom One Day at a Time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What happens when your live-action TV show can't shoot new episodes because of COVID-19? You make it a cartoon, of course. We talk to local studio Big Jump Animation -- they've been tapped to make ...
ListenShould restaurants be allowed to sell premixed cocktails? (The Best of All in a Day, Fri May 15/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ottawa restaurant Union Local 613 is trying to pay the bills by selling premixed cocktails. But the AGCO says that's not allowed...
ListenDi and Vlad revisit West Side Story (The Best of All in a Day, Thu May 14/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Film columnists Di and Vlad revisit two of Di's faves: West Side Story and what they call Jeff Bridges' best performance -- Fearless.
ListenDelayed data is getting in the way of an up-to-date picture of COVID's spread... (Best of All in a Day, Tue May 12/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan explains the challenges that poses, as Ontario prepares to reopen its economy.
ListenWhat are Canadians buying in bulk? (The Best of All in a Day, Mon May 11/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A StatsCan analysis breaks down what has been disappearing off grocery store shelves faster than usual during this pandemic.
ListenSettling into Canada...and a pandemic (The Best of All in a Day, Wed Apr 6/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to new a new permanent resident from Dubai, who landed in Ottawa just weeks before the pandemic, and hasn't had a chance to look for a job, or even make friends.
ListenElement of Surprise: Seaborgium (The Best of All in a Day, Tue Apr 5/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For this week's deep-dive into the Periodic Table, we dial up the physicist who had a hand in discovering Seaborgium.
ListenReading picks for May (The Best of All in a Day, Mon May4/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All in a Day's book panel, Sean Wilson and Ann Archer, suggest 4 books -- ranging from a funny memoir about a dying mother to a novel using the seasons as a window to examine close relationships.
ListenPolitical panel: Gun ban and first week of virtual parliament (The Best of All in a Day, Fri May 1/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our weekly political panel, Julie van Dusen and Susan Delacourt, run through a week that consisted of a new assault-weapons ban, hope for re-opening post-pandemic, and the first full week of virtua...
ListenHow high schoolers are going to close out the year (The Best of All in a Day, Thu Apr 30/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An OCDSB superintendent explains why Ontario high school students will have no final exams this year, and how this will impact grades and the closing out of the school year.
ListenHow the city's century-old businesses are faring from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
They've seen world wars and economic recessions... But the COVID-19 pandemic is a new challenge entirely for Ottawa's oldest businesses. We hear how two of them -- Chateau Lafayette (1849) and ER F...
ListenWhat You're Missing: The Grocery Store Edition (The Best of All in a Day, Tue Apr 28/20) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For today's episode of our What You're Missing series, we match a local woman with her favourite grocery store cashier.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Mon Apr 27/20: Mural artists brighten a closed Byward Market from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Local artists Marc Adornato and Robbie Lariviere are painting over boarded-up businesses that have had to close due to the pandemic.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Thu Apr 23/20: How the Chinese community in Ottawa is raising money for healthcare from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to the president of the Chinese Community Association of Ottawa about how they're raising $120,000 to ensure Ottawa hospitals have 2 extra ventilators for COVID-19 patients.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Apr 22/20: Teachers with kids at home from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If it's not enough to keep your own kids busy at home and help them with online school...Teachers who are also parents have to worry about that PLUS their students. We check in with 3 of them.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Tue Apr 21/20: Element of Surprise: Mercury from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue our look at the Periodic Table with a deep-dive into mysterious mercury.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Mar 26, 2020: "MARCH BREAK: Board Games" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our March Break virtual campers take on the world of board games, making their own the way THEY want to see games designed.
ListenThe Best of All In a Day, Mar 18, 2020 "Local shelters on adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
They provide support to Ottawa's most vulnerable people. So how are shelters adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic? We ask the heads of the Ottawa Mission, and the Shepherds of Good Hope.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Mar 16, 2020: "Local restaurants on the coronavirus" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Restaurants in Ontario are now set to close, after provincial health officials announced new guidelines to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Before that announcement, we spoke with a panel about ho...
ListenThe Best of All In a Day, March 13, 2020: "Silla & Rise's Galactic Gala" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The JUNO Awards have been cancelled as part of the efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19. Before that was announced, though, we talked to Silla & Rise -- who are still up for a Juno award in the ...
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Mar 11, 2020: "Ottawa records first case of coronavirus" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Health officials from the city and the province give updates as the first positive case of COVID-19 is recorded in Ottawa.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Mar 09, 2020: "University of Ottawa prof to lead team on coronavirus research" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A handful of research teams at the University of Ottawa will get a slice of federal funding for work on the coronavirus.
ListenThe Best of All in a Day, Mar 06, 2020: "Rose Cousins: Bravado" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rose Cousins is back with a bold new album called Bravado. We talked about it before her show at the NAC tonight.
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