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What had been viewed as the epitome of fine municipal architecture fifty years earlier became a thoroughly out-of-fashion fire hazard.

R.J. Devlin & Company had deep roots in Ottawa, dating back to 1869 when its founder Robert James Devlin came to the city from London, Ontario to start a furrier business. 

The "chicken cannon" wasn't just a gag on a long-running Canadian comedy, but a real weapon used to test the durability of airplanes at Ottawa's airport.

The Canadian Press dubbed the St. Moritz Olympics the "Barbara Ann Scott Olympics." 

A member of the federal Liberal Party accused members of the Conservatives of sleeping with a Soviet spy.

A royal wedding was quite the spectacle in Ottawa, back in 1924, even though the partnership didn't have a fairy tale ending.

The ball was effectively Ottawa’s "coming out" party.

Today, the Victorian Order of Nurses has 5,000 employees and 9,000 volunteers, and provides 75 home care, support and community services in more than 1,200 Canadian communities.

The Grey Cup wasn't the only major trophy that boasted the name of Governor General Earl Grey in the early 1900s.

Murphy-Gamble's, which eventually became Simpson's, was once one of the most popular department stores on Sparks Street.