All in a Day

She's a woman who values knives more than diamonds, and she's ready to help you keep your own knives in shape. We meet the owner of a new store called Knifewear, in the Glebe.

This week at Chamberfest, the Gryphon Trio celebrates 20 years making music together. And in the same concert, Ottawa bids adieu to soprano Measha Brueggergosman. Measha and Roman Borys, in studio.

While Justin Bieber faced the throng of screaming girls at Canadian Tire Centre Tuesday night, his mom, Patti Mallette, was having her own limelight in Ottawa. Patti speaks to Alan about her new book.

When Kathleen Wynne was in our studio last week, talk turned to the farm. But does the Toronto-based premier understand the needs of farmers in the 613? We'll find out.

Let the advance polls begin in the riding of Ottawa South. Premier Kathleen Wynne paid a visit to Ottawa to support Liberal candidate John Fraser. She stopped by our studios first.

Mixtape artists are swapping their homemade compilations tonight at the annual Summer Jam Swap. We hear tips from a couple of mixtape pros.

The curator of Canadian art at the National Gallery weighs up the legacy of Nova Scotian artist, Alex Colville, who died yesterday.

Local "pow wow step" DJs A Tribe Called Red, and once-local power-punk band Metz have both made the Polaris Music Prize shortlist. All in a Day called up both groups to congratulate them.

Cirque du Soleil shows are always eye-opening affairs, but their latest spectacle has a spiritual side, too. We meet three performers from Totem, which opened this week at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Their musical career started in the 70's, and ended not long after. But thanks to a fortuitous discovery of an old 45, that career is back on track, and The Relatives are back on tour. They arrive in Ottawa for Bluesfest tonight.

The city and the Ottawa Senators aren't exactly seeing eye-to-eye on where a new casino should go. We hear Mayor Jim Watson's side of the story.

In 1966, they were called The Children. A folk group including Bruce Cockburn, David Wiffen and others. Now, The Children are all grown up, and releasing their first full album of remastered tapes. Alan Neal sits down with them.

"What if it happened here?" People in Smiths Falls might be asking themselves that question after seeing the rail tragedy that unfolded in Lac Megantic this weekend. We hear from one of the people in charge of executing Smiths Falls's emergency plan in th

It's been 18 years and 17 seasons...But now, it's time to say goodbye to Daniel Alfredsson. Our Sens panel dries their tears in time to talk about Alfie's impact on Ottawa, and what it means for the Sens going forward.

Alan interviews the afrobeat musician Femi Kuti about music, politics and fatherhood.