• This is Ottawa

  • By: CBC
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This is Ottawa

By: CBC
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  • What would it take to make the Rideau Canal swimmable? Where do you go to find love in Ottawa when you've given up on online dating? Every week, host Robyn Bresnahan seeks out people to answer one question about the city we love. New episodes every Monday.
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Episodes
  • How did Ottawa become a hotspot for holiday movies?

    How did Ottawa become a hotspot for holiday movies?
    Dec 16 2024

    The made-for-TV movie industry is booming. Particularly when it comes to holiday rom-coms. Robyn Bresnahan hears why producers love Ottawa as a location for these schmaltzy flicks - and what it takes to make the city look like Christmas in the middle of summer.
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    18 mins
  • How are Ottawans fighting back against car thieves?

    How are Ottawans fighting back against car thieves?
    Dec 9 2024

    In the last decade, the number of vehicles stolen in Ottawa has shot up by nearly 250 per cent. Now some residents are fighting back. Robyn Bresnahan meets two victims of vehicle theft who’ve taken measures to thwart thieves. She finds out which Ottawa neighbourhoods and types of cars are targeted most often.
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    18 mins
  • How did Hitler’s car end up in Ottawa?

    How did Hitler’s car end up in Ottawa?
    Dec 2 2024

    If you round a corner at the Canadian War Museum, you’ll come across an imposing black armoured car. It belonged to none other than Adolf Hitler. How on earth did one of Hitler’s cars end up in Ottawa? And how does the museum balance public interest with critics who say it “glamourizes Nazism”?
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    16 mins

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