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They haunted delivery apps in the pandemic. But do 'ghost kitchens' still serve new food businesses?
Small business consultant Nina Barango explores the post-lockdown pros and cons of starting up a food business in an Ottawa ghost kitchen for CBC Ottawa's Creator Network.
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Representation on the green: Black siblings on teeing off for the first time
Siblings Joel and Precious Iziomon always wanted to learn to golf, but say they felt intimidated by the sport partly because so few players looked like them. The duo decided to take a swing at it, for a CBC Ottawa Creator Network documentary titled: “Black 2 Golf,” shot and directed by their mother Kofo Iziomon.
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Deaf polyglots: How this couple communicates in 6 languages without making a sound
Why deaf couple Mujde Hasimoglu McGuire and Ryan McGuire wanted to showcase the beauty and diversity of sign languages in their short film The Voice in their Hands, produced in collaboration with CBC Ottawa’s Creator Network.
Feel like unravelling? These women say knitting helped them during difficult times
How these women used knitting to weave a different story about difficult chapters of their life.
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I survived a shooting at an Airbnb on Gilmour Street. Here's why I'm sharing my story
Four years after surviving a shooting at an Ottawa Airbnb, Samuel Douf shares what happened that night, how he's coping in the aftermath, and what he wants youth to take away from his story. This video was put together with filmmakers Lucas Arias-Valenzuela and Jean-Jacques Ngandu, for CBC Ottawa's Creator Network.
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Raising the barre: Ottawa dancers make moves to diversify city's dance scene
Longtime ballet dancer Chloe Bonnet and friend Zeeggy Mercy invited dancers from different backgrounds to participate in a dance routine celebrating diversity in Ottawa's dance community.
There's more to our son than Down syndrome — which is why we want to share his art with the world
Joel Jamensky, an artist with Down syndrome, shares his message globally with the help of his family.
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They broke up for their faith. Asking questions brought them back together
Josh Murphy and Caroline Rex share how questioning the teachings of their evangelical faith helped them find a path back to each other and their faith, for CBC Ottawa’s Creator Network.
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A love letter to the 'Persian nose'
Growing up the child of Iranian immigrants in rural England, Nickie Shobeiry always felt insecure about her nose. In this video for CBC Ottawa's Creator Network, she examines why so many Iranians around the world feel the same, and the lengths they go to in order to change.
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She was a homeless preteen. Standup comedy and cold milk helped her survive
Watch how a 36-year-old comedian dealt with homelessness living in a motel and turned the bleakest chapters in her life into a career on stage. She shares her story in this CBC Ottawa Creator Network piece titled 'Got Housing?'