Amanda Silliker
Ottawa is known as the city of the Sens, Parliament and Beavertails, but two Ottawa-based companies are determined to add “fashion” to the list. For the second time ever, the Canadian International Modeling Agency and Substance Magazine are hosting Ottawa Fashion Week Nov. 12-15 at the National Arts Centre. The companies are working together [...]

Canadian Tire (TSX: CTC.TO), a specialty store selling not only hardware products, but home products, camping, sporting and other indoor and outdoor gear, opened its doors in 1922, meaning that it was in existence long before The Home Depot (though unlike The Home Depot, Canadian Tire isn’t usually considered a “big box,” probably because of [...]

TU Dawood
A-listers gathered at Atelier to celebrate Dior in fashion Wednesday night.  The famous chic stylings of Christian Dior were perfected complemented by the luxurious sophistication and warmth of Atelier’s interiors and inclusive ambiance.

The planned fashion show was re-coordinated in the style of a photo shoot, which highlighted the richness of the outfits while enabling [...]

Youth tend not to vote in most countries unless the country has a policy which requires all citizens over a certain age to vote. Often, this is because younger people, especially those between18-25 feel that the politicians, who are their parents’ age or older, just “don’t get” them and their views. In the latest federal [...]

Cynthia Cheng
Wild Dogs makes its world debut as the first play at the Nightwood Theatre’s 2008/09 season.  The show, based on a book by Helen Humphreys and adapted for the stage by Anne Hardcastle, stars Tamara Podemski as Alice.  The story is about several people who gather in the woods each night looking for their lost dogs.  It is [...]

Cynthia Cheng
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The Canadian election is Tuesday, October 14, the day after Thanksgiving. Historically, the two major parties were the Liberal Party of Canada and the Conservatives (which at one time were called the Progressive Conservatives).  In the past few decades, the New Democratic Party, which is further left [...]

Recently, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper remarked that the arts were a “niche issue.” Some $45 million have been cut from funding and he even went as far as saying that “ordinary folks don’t care about the arts.” Oh really? The arts aren’t just about gallery openings, galas and symphonies. It is much more than [...]

This is the debut article in Prospere Magazine’s public company profiles.  The purpose of this column is not to give finanicial advice or analysis, but to highlight how these companies affect our every day lives.  With Canadian Thanksgiving is this coming weekend, what better a stock profile is a supermarket? Loblaw Group of Companies (TSX: L) [...]

The recent appointment of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has caused much talk about her background. Unlike many previous candidates, Sarah does not have an Ivy League/Seven Sisters education. Instead, her undergraduate degree in journalism is from the University of Idaho, a state school. Of course, an Ivy education isn’t necessary, but to [...]