Canada | Ottawa http://en.epochtimes.com/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:04:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/dolls-japan-showcases-embassy-5438.html In honour of the 80th anniversary of Japan-Canada relations, the embassy of Japan is hosting a series of arts and cultural events in Ottawa. By Cindy Chan/Epoch Times Ottawa Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/ottawa-taiwan-national-day-5384.html The Taiwanese mission in Canada celebrated Taiwan’s 97th birthday with an elegant National Day reception at Ottawa’s landmark Fairmont Château Laurier hotel on Tuesday. By Donna He/Epoch Times Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/ottawa-folk-festival-august-2720.html It’s a party for the people! The fifteenth annual Ottawa Folk Festival, to be held at Britannia Park from August 14 - 17 will feature music, art, culture, and solidarity in a beautiful park setting. By Joyce Macphee/Special to The Epoch Times Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/ottawa-rally-olympics-2433.html ‘We will not be silent,’ Liberal MP Irwin Cotler joins protest at Chinese embassy By Madalina Hubert/Epoch Times Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/china-human-rights-cotler-abuse-2329.html On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, Liberal MP Irwin Cotler released a report that highly criticizes China’s ongoing human rights abuses despite promising to make improvements when awarded the Games in 2001. By Cindy Chan/Epoch Times Ottawa Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/kay-silver-medalist-victoria-beijing-1809.html A former Team Canada member and Pan American medallist arrived in Ottawa today as part of his cross-Canada bike tour to support human rights in China in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games. By Cindy Chan/Epoch Times Ottawa Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/chamberfest-halbreich-nexus-music-festival-1641.html Where can you start the day with “Musical Musings” by musicologist Harry Halbreich, learn from top-notch musicians at “Meet the Artist” events, and end the day with informal gatherings at “Late Night at the Legion” where anything can happen as musicians drop in to share the stage with each other? By Pam McLennan/Epoch Times Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/cancer-park-ottawa-alta-vista-ra-1640.html When Richard Bloch was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1978 and doctors told him he had three months to live, he fought back, underwent treatment, and promised himself he would help others struggling with cancer. By Gerardo Barajas Garrido/Special to The Epoch Times Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/defected-falun-gong-nine-year-persecution-1591.html At a solemn protest at the Chinese embassy on July 22 marking nine years of persecution, Falun Gong practitioners called on Canada to issue a public condemnation and urge China to stop the persecution. By Cindy Chan/Epoch Times Ottawa Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/canada/ottawa-rally-celebrates-40-million-chinese-quitting-the-communist-party-1045.html Ottawa rally shows support for 40 million people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party. By Cindy Chan/Epoch Times Ottawa Staff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100