Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Suspended Sen. Patrick Brazeau applies for a membership to the parliamentary press gallery at the National Press Building in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. (iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood)

Toronto Maple Leafs’ James Van Riemsdyk (21) scores on Ottawa Senators’ goaltender Craig Anderson (41) during overtime NHL Hockey at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood/ Ottawa Sun/ QMI Agency)

Ottawa 67’s Alex Lintuniemi (40) and Barrie Colts’ Brendan Lemieux (21) fight for the puck during first period OHL Hockey at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood/ Ottawa Sun)

Conservative MP Gerald Keddy points to the perfect tree at Laird’s Tree Farm in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. (iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood)

NDP MP Charlie Angus plays a quick tune during an interview with iPolitics’ journalist Laura Beaulne-Stuebing in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. (iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood)

Speaker of the Senate of Canada Noel A. Kinsella held a press conference in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. (iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood)

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Leader of the Government in the Senate Claude Carignan talks with media on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 17, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood 

Trevor Rennicks cooks up some breakfast in the Adirondacks during a cold morning on Nov. 9, 2013. Matthew Usherwood
British Army Veteran Jim Newell keeps warm during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
Renée Samson climbs a route at the Eastern Blocks in Gatineau Park on Nov. 3, 2013. Matthew Usherwood
The Peace Tower framed through a Canadian Flag Maple Leaf on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct 29, 2013. Matthew Usherwood




Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Squamish

Jacob Cotner works the slopy rail section of Dreamcatcher 5.14d in Squamish, BC.
The Chief in Squamish, BC.
Unknown climbers on the second pitch of Exasperator 5.10c on the Grand Wall in Squamish, BC.
A storm coming in over the mountains.
Mark Kryski figuring out the moves of the slab section of Dreamcatcher 5.14d in Squamish, BC.
Early morning haze.





Tuesday, July 23, 2013

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists held an anti-meat consumption protest in downtown Ottawa during the lunch hour on July 17, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
A member of the Ceremonial Guard stands at attention during a ceremony marking the change of command of the Canada Army on Parliament Hill in Ottawa July 18, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
Friends enjoy the sunset after a massive storm moved through the Ottawa area on July 19, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
Josh Smith goes for the crux move while bouldering in Gatineau on July 21, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)


Monday, July 8, 2013


Protesters interrupted Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s press conference at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jun. 5, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair talks with media after the party's final Caucus meeting of the session in Ottawa on June 19, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
A tennis player serves the ball during a sunset in Ottawa. (Matthew Usherwood)
Carly Rae Jepsen poses for photos with fans during the Canada Day show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 1, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
A busker balances a chainsaw from his chin while spectators watch in awe during the Canada Day festivities in downtown Ottawa on July 1, 2013. Matthew Usherwood/ Ottawa Sun

Monday, May 27, 2013

A kayaker plays in the rapids on the Ottawa River at the Champlain Bridge in Ottawa on May 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
People enjoy the last rays of sunlight at Britannia beach in Ottawa on May 14, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)

Cyclist from Team Canada Lex Albrecht (R) makes her way along the course during the international women’s race at the Le Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau in Quebec on May 18, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood/ Canadian Cycling Magazine)
Lokus Team Rider Julien Belanger pulls a big trick at the Barrhaven skatepark in Ottawa on May 20, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)






Friday, April 26, 2013

Floralove Katz holds an American and Canadian flag while listening to speeches before taking part in a walk from Parliament Hill to the U.S. Embassy in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, in Ottawa on April 22, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
Armenian protesters lay roses in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 during a protest in Ottawa on Wednesday, April. 24, 2013. The Turkish government still denies that the Genocide ever happened even after many countries have recognized it. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar walk down the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill during her official visit to Ottawa on April. 25, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

420 on Parliament Hill

About 9,000 supporters for the legalization of marijuana packed Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, April 20, 2013, to celebrate 420 in the capital.

Monday, April 15, 2013

WWII veteran and sole survivor of a pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge in 1936 John R Newell poses for a photo during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 96th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
NDP MP Nycole Turmel walks off the stage after speaking to delegates during the NDP Policy Convention in Montreal on Saturday, April 13, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
Liberal Leadership Candidate Justin Trudeau is greeted by supporters at the beginning of the LPC Results Announcement in Ottawa on Sunday, April 14, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood
Newly elected Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons Foyer after question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, April, 15, 2013. It was his first official day as the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood




Friday, April 5, 2013

Shooting at a daycare in Gatineau, Que.

A shooting took place today at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., leaving two men dead.  Here is a link to the story by CBC.  LINK

A man is reunited with a child after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
Police officers carry children to their parents after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
A women is reunited with a child after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
A man comforts a young boy as he sticks his head out of a bus window used to hold children while they wait to be picked up by their parents after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
A women carries a child away from the scene where a shooting took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
A child runs after being reunited with her parents after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
A child sticks her arm out of a bus window while waiting to be picked up by her parents after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)
A police officer carries two children to their parents after a shooting that took place at a daycare in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 5, 2013. (Matthew Usherwood)