Opposites Lukas Grant and Joe Cousineau are playing back-to-back shows tonight, Aug. 29, at the Avant-Garde Bar, 135 1/2 Besserer St. in Ottawa.

Photography is often about luck but for Betty Cooper, sometimes it’s a shot in the dark.

Standing outside a racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y, in the early hours of the morning, the Oxford Mills photographer watched a horse being hot walked back to the stables – an exercise to prevent the horse’s muscles from cramping up after a run.

Parks Canada is hoping to resume talks with the union that represents workers on the Rideau Canal as soon as next week.

Michel Boivin, spokesperson for Parks Canada, said though talks broke off last month between Parks Canada and Public Service Alliance of Canada employees, management is looking forward to sitting down at the table with the union again.

Kemptville firefighters took top honours at the 96th Eastern Ontario Firefighters Association games on Saturday, June 21.