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This DJ digs daylight

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Two-spirited poet picks up Newlove Award

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Ottawa-born Ben Barry snags activist nod

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December 30, 2008
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Bravado: Dustin Hiles’s swaggering opera

Young tenor lands in Ottawa

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August 6, 2008
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July 15, 2008
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Sonia & Disappear Fear headline new Eastern Ontario lesbian fest

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Melissa Ferrick: being alone rocks

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