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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;Miss Caledonia&quot; in the NAC Studio</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22013/20130520/theatre-review-quot-miss-caledonia-quot-in-the-nac-studio</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2013) &quot;Miss Caledonia&quot; is playing in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 25.  Melody A. Johnson runs the gamut from farmer girl to beauty pageant contestant in a delightful eighty minutes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22013/20130520/theatre-review-quot-miss-caledonia-quot-in-the-nac-studio">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Connie Meng</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&quot;Miss Caledonia&quot; is playing in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 25.  Melody A. Johnson runs the gamut from farmer girl to beauty pageant contestant in a delightful eighty minutes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22013/20130520/theatre-review-quot-miss-caledonia-quot-in-the-nac-studio">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian theater, beauty pageants, 50s farm life, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], photolead, topstory, canada</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;The Edward Curtis Story&quot; at GCTC in Ottawa</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21772/20130410/theatre-review-quot-the-edward-curtis-story-quot-at-gctc-in-ottawa</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 10, 2013) The Edward Curtis Story, a co-production of the Great Canadian Theatre Company and the National Arts Centre, is running at GCTC through April 21. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21772/20130410/theatre-review-quot-the-edward-curtis-story-quot-at-gctc-in-ottawa">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Connie Meng</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Edward Curtis Story, a co-production of the Great Canadian Theatre Company and the National Arts Centre, is running at GCTC through April 21. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21772/20130410/theatre-review-quot-the-edward-curtis-story-quot-at-gctc-in-ottawa">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Theater, Edward Curtis, First Nations, photolead, topstory, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;Innocence Lost&quot; at the NAC</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21546/20130304/theatre-review-quot-innocence-lost-quot-at-the-nac</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 4, 2013) &quot;Innocence Lost, A Play about Steven Truscott&quot; is currently running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through March 16.  It premiered at the Blyth Festival in 2008 and this mounting is a co-production of the National Arts Centre English Theatre and the Centaur Theatre Company of Montreal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21546/20130304/theatre-review-quot-innocence-lost-quot-at-the-nac">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Connie Meng</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&quot;Innocence Lost, A Play about Steven Truscott&quot; is currently running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through March 16.  It premiered at the Blyth Festival in 2008 and this mounting is a co-production of the National Arts Centre English Theatre and the Centaur Theatre Company of Montreal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21546/20130304/theatre-review-quot-innocence-lost-quot-at-the-nac">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, Ottawa, canada, Ontario, Steven Truscott, Canadian theater, Canadian Judicial System, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Ice slides a thrill at Ottawa&apos;s Winterlude</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21426/20130213/ice-slides-a-thrill-at-ottawa-apos-s-winterlude</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 13, 2013) Winter has been a cooperative partner for Ottawa&apos;s winter carnival.  Plenty of snow, ice, and temperatures mostly below freezing have kept the main events in fine form.  This weekend is the last weekend to enjoy Winterlude in Canada&apos;s capital.The Rideau skating canal is a huge crowd pleaser.  But so are more than a dozen ice slides carved into huge mountains of snow in Jacques Cartier park.  There are kiddie slides and long, wide chutes that half a dozen people can slide down together.Two years ago, David Sommerstein and friends brought along a gaggle of kids.  He sampled the slides, the sounds, and the crowds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21426/20130213/ice-slides-a-thrill-at-ottawa-apos-s-winterlude">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Winter has been a cooperative partner for Ottawa&apos;s winter carnival.  Plenty of snow, ice, and temperatures mostly below freezing have kept the main events in fine form.  This weekend is the last weekend to enjoy Winterlude in Canada&apos;s capital.The Rideau skating canal is a huge crowd pleaser.  But so are more than a dozen ice slides carved into huge mountains of snow in Jacques Cartier park.  There are kiddie slides and long, wide chutes that half a dozen people can slide down together.Two years ago, David Sommerstein and friends brought along a gaggle of kids.  He sampled the slides, the sounds, and the crowds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21426/20130213/ice-slides-a-thrill-at-ottawa-apos-s-winterlude">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, outdoor recreation, winter, winterlude, canada, ottawa, fun, [loc:45.4765446 -75.7012723], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;Metamorphoses&quot; at the NAC</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21374/20130204/theatre-review-quot-metamorphoses-quot-at-the-nac</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 4, 2013) &quot;Metamorphoses&quot; is running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through February 16.  The play contains adult material and is not suitable for children under 16.  Running only an hour and 20 minutes without intermission, it manages to cover some of the best known of Ovid&apos;s myths. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21374/20130204/theatre-review-quot-metamorphoses-quot-at-the-nac">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Connie Meng</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&quot;Metamorphoses&quot; is running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through February 16.  The play contains adult material and is not suitable for children under 16.  Running only an hour and 20 minutes without intermission, it manages to cover some of the best known of Ovid&apos;s myths. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21374/20130204/theatre-review-quot-metamorphoses-quot-at-the-nac">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Ovid, Myths, Canadian Theater, photolead, topstory, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;Blue Box&quot; at the Great Canadian Theatre Company</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21291/20130121/theatre-review-quot-blue-box-quot-at-the-great-canadian-theatre-company</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 21, 2013) Carmen Aguirre&apos;s BLUE BOX is running at GCTC in Ottawa through February 3.  The 90-minute play, performed without intermission, is autobiographical and broad in scope. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21291/20130121/theatre-review-quot-blue-box-quot-at-the-great-canadian-theatre-company">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Connie Meng</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carmen Aguirre&apos;s BLUE BOX is running at GCTC in Ottawa through February 3.  The 90-minute play, performed without intermission, is autobiographical and broad in scope. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21291/20130121/theatre-review-quot-blue-box-quot-at-the-great-canadian-theatre-company">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Pinochet, Canadian Theater, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Rideau Canal Skateway opens today	</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21282/20130118/rideau-canal-skateway-opens-today</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 18, 2013) This month&apos;s &apos;January thaw&apos; was followed by colder temperatures. Enough, apparently, to put the final freeze on Ottawa&apos;s famous Rideau Canal Skateway.Organizers said a 2.2 kilometer section would be open to the public as of 7 a.m. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21282/20130118/rideau-canal-skateway-opens-today">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Lucy Martin</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This month&apos;s &apos;January thaw&apos; was followed by colder temperatures. Enough, apparently, to put the final freeze on Ottawa&apos;s famous Rideau Canal Skateway.Organizers said a 2.2 kilometer section would be open to the public as of 7 a.m. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21282/20130118/rideau-canal-skateway-opens-today">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Canada, Rideau Canal Skateway, NCC, outdoor recreation, tourism, photolead, economy, environment, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], topstory, ottawa</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Warm weather threatens Rideau skateway</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21219/20130109/warm-weather-threatens-rideau-skateway</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 9, 2013) It&apos;s January and the Rideau Canal in Ottawa remains closed. The National Capital Commission—which maintains the canal— is waiting for a good long stretch of cold weather.It needs to be in the five degree range - and no warm days — to harden the ice. Two winters ago, there were 58 days of skating on the canal. Last year, there were only 28, and  this season doesn&apos;t look very promising. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21219/20130109/warm-weather-threatens-rideau-skateway">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen Kelly</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s January and the Rideau Canal in Ottawa remains closed. The National Capital Commission—which maintains the canal— is waiting for a good long stretch of cold weather.It needs to be in the five degree range - and no warm days — to harden the ice. Two winters ago, there were 58 days of skating on the canal. Last year, there were only 28, and  this season doesn&apos;t look very promising. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21219/20130109/warm-weather-threatens-rideau-skateway">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, environment, outdoor recreation, weather, winter, canada, ottawa, rideau canal, winterlude, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Mohawks march for indigenous solidarity</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21197/20130107/mohawks-march-for-indigenous-solidarity</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 7, 2013) Akwesasne Mohawks sent the Canadian government a message of native unity on Saturday. Hundreds of people marched across the two bridges from Massena, NY, to Cornwall, Ontario. Several tribal chiefs were among the marchers.The demonstration was part of a movement called &quot;Idle No More&quot; that&apos;s swept across Canada. It protests legislation that many First Nation people say threatens their land and water.The protest closed the border crossing for several hours. Despite a history of clashes with border officials, the march was a peaceful, family affair, full of drumming and singing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21197/20130107/mohawks-march-for-indigenous-solidarity">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Akwesasne Mohawks sent the Canadian government a message of native unity on Saturday. Hundreds of people marched across the two bridges from Massena, NY, to Cornwall, Ontario. Several tribal chiefs were among the marchers.The demonstration was part of a movement called &quot;Idle No More&quot; that&apos;s swept across Canada. It protests legislation that many First Nation people say threatens their land and water.The protest closed the border crossing for several hours. Despite a history of clashes with border officials, the march was a peaceful, family affair, full of drumming and singing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21197/20130107/mohawks-march-for-indigenous-solidarity">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, canada, idlenomore, native, first nation, aboriginal, native, akwesasne, mohawks, cornwall, massena, st. lawrence river, border, [loc:45.0212762 -74.7303450], stlv, ottawa, harper, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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