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Home to Parliament Hill, the longest ice-skating rink in the world, and an array of museums and art galleries, Ottawa is a fantastic year-round destination.

Although replete with federal government buildings, downtown Ottawa is also packed with shops, malls, and markets for a fun Ottawa shopping excursion.

There are diverse options for transportation to Ottawa, Canada's capital. From planes and trains to automobiles, visitors will find it easy getting to this Ontario city.

Being the Canadian capital, Ottawa is home to many museums within an easy walking distance of downtown and Parliament Hill. Most have great family activities.

From tulips to sugar maples, there are many festivals in Ottawa that celebrate spring, offering fun and food for a family weekend getaway.

The Ottawa Winterlude Festival offers fun family activities to celebrate winter. Get away to a weekend of skating, marveling at ice sculptures, and eating beaver tails.

Ottawa is Canada's showpiece. The Parliament Buildings and several major museums are centrally located. Accessibility is a high priority in this easy-to-explore city.

Ottawa, Ontario makes a great destination for Canada Day (July 1) when the museums and parks of the Canadian capital offer many free family activities.

Visit Ottawa for Canada Day events and activities. Watch fireworks at Parliament Hill, hear music at Major's Hill Park, or visit a demonstration farm with the family.

Thomas Ahearn was one of Canada's ground-breaking businessmen and inventors in the early age of electricity: Oven, water heater, flat iron, streetcars, telegraphy, radio.

Ottawa, Canada makes a great winter family vacation destination. Fun activities include skating on the Rideau Canal, touring Parliament, or exploring a national museum.

Ottawa is abound with Christmas lights, tours, concerts, markets, open houses and outdoor activities for all ages.

Ottawa is one of Canada's smaller cities. And it has a distinct flavour, defined by a century and a half of geographical, historical and cultural development.

It's November and Mats Sundin is still unsigned but that could change soon. The Ottawa Senators have expressed genuine interest in signing the 37-year-old.

Lumiere Festival's Joanne Hughes returns with an army of fairies, acrobats and firespinners to create a magical night for Ottawa residents of all ages.

The 14th edition of the Ottawa Folk Fest, Thursday Aug. 16 to Sunday Aug. 19, is undergoing a facelift, thanks to new executive director Tamara Kater

The 2007 Ottawa, Folk Fest, which featured acts such as Kris Kristofferson and Eliza Gilkyson, ends on a mellow high.

The early line-up for Ottawa's 2008 Jazz Festival constitutes a chronology of the music, from the bayous of Louisiana to the River of Herbie Hancock.

Seductive South American songstress Bebel Gilberto imbues the TD Canada Trust International Jazz Festival with the spirit of romance

Branford Marsalis may be the perfect opening act for a midsize jazz festival - a hunch he confirmed in a tight set last night.

Neo-folk heart-breaker, Conor Oberst, and his band, Bright Eyes, play to a sold-out crowd in Canada’s capital city. Folk101 lets you know if they lived up to the hype.

Call him Father Time Signature. 85 year old Dave Brubeck, whose musical experimentation has made him a household name, reveals his more conventional side in Ottawa

The Buffalo Sabres won the first game of the NHL Stanley Cup round two series against the Ottawa Senators, with a nail-biting streak of scoring on both sides.

Canada's capital city offers more than just high-quality universities and colleges, it's an inexpensive place to explore.

Planting a hybrid grape designed to withstand -37 C, one couple near Kemptville produce a series of LCBO accredited wines with wild and humorous names.

Standing between Parliament Hill and the Ottawa River in Ontario, the stately Chateau Laurier Hotel remains home to its founder who died before construction was completed

In 1986, the World Health Organisation's Ottawa Charter became the first worldwide action plan for health promotion.

From August 20-30, 2009 Lansdowne Park will be filled with new and exciting rides such as the Monkey Maze, Haunted Mansion, Fireball, Tornado and Venetian Swing Carousel!

This year, the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival screens 3 controversial films from France, Norway and South Korea. Festival runs from September 19th - 23rd.

Meredith Luce, Kate Weekes and other Ottawa-based talents ring in the 14th annual Ottawa Folk Festival

Oh Susanna, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, and hall of fame songwriter Kris Kristofferson please a near capacity crowd at the Ottawa Folk Fest

Singer-songwriter Dave Gaudet is one of the talks of the Fest - he may play mostly with girls but his introspective tunes are resonating big time with men

As always, the Ottawa Folk Festival features plenty of hidden gems

Fine Greek cuisine including desserts and famous dishes such as Souvlaki and Moussaka is sure to delight Ottawa residents during the annual Greek Summer Festival.

The 2008 TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival rounds out its line-up with the addition of four more mainstage names

The 2007 edition of the TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival came to a close with a choice collection of Canada Day acts

As the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning get stronger, the Ottawa Senators continue losing luster from their Stanley Cup Final appearance two years ago.

Just two years removed from the Stanley Cup Finals, the Ottawa Senators continue to disappoint their fans this season.

The Ottawa Senators end of season complaints reveal how little confidence they've got going into the playoffs. The evidence shows they've got good reason to be worried.

Ottawa's largest annual community event, SuperEX, returns to Lansdowne Park with lower prices, awesome attractions and an impressive list of concerts and special events.

Ottawa's annual jazz fest presents its most recognizable lineup in years. The result? Record sales.

Tour Canada's Cold War Museum near Ottawa known as the Diefenbunker, complex underground warren of protection in the event of a nuclear war.

Disabled citizens are frustrated with Ottawa's public transportation system. They are frequently refused service, and an aging population means an even bigger problem

Parliament Hill tours give visitors an opportunity to see the Canadian government at work. For an Ottawa summer vacation visiting Centre Block is the perfect family trip.

During the excitement over thwarting the possibility of an opposition coalition government in Canada, in the background a transit strike brewed in Ottawa.

The Ottawa International Animation Festival confirmed that it will show Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, an animated film about growing up in post-revolution Iran.

Klezmer and conga came together at Ottawa, Canada's Dominion-Chalmers United Church in the form of the latest musical kick of versatile trumpet master Dave Buchbinder

The Buffalo Sabres took the series lead over the Ottawa Senators with a 2-1 win tonight. The game was marked by major hitting.

As a vegetarian, the questions is often presented, "Where do you eat when you travel?" Wild Oats Cafe is one location in Canada that every vegetarian MUST try.

A new form of waste disposal - plasma gasification - may provide municipalities with an efficient, quiet and clean way to dispose of their solid waste.