Ottawa Morning
with Robyn Bresnahan

Mobile APP's are more than just diversions.....they're gold mines. But how to cash in? Robyn Bresnahan spoke to Brian Hurley is the president and CEO of Purple Forge, a local mobile applications developer.
We'll find out.

Skander-Jack is so cute he got ejected from the house of commons. An MP's baby was forced to leave parliament during a vote - because he was too distracting. Robyn Bresnahan spoke with MPP Lisa McLeod. Ms. McLeod has lobbied for politics to become more family-friendly.

THURSDAY:

Kathleen Edwards @ The Bronson Centre
- w/ Hannah Georgas
- 7pm, $32.50 (some tickets still available at the door)

Jim Cuddy Band @ NAC Southam Hall
- w/ Doug Paisley
- 8pm, $38
Bianchini/Babb Duo @ Cafe Paradiso
- 7pm, $5

Marc Ross @ Elmdale Tavern
- w/ Amanda Bon and Cam Jones
- 9pm

FRIDAY:

Jill Barber @ NAC Fourth Stage
- SOLD OUT

Slaves on Dope @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
- w/ A Darker Day and Blood Red Truth
- 8pm

Erin Saoirse Adair and Megan Jerome @ Elmdale Tavern
- w/ Kaleigh Watts
- 9:30pm, $7

The Banditas @ Raw Sugar Cafe
- w/ Shanker & Romps and Garaga
- 9pm, $6

The Dusty Drifters @ Fatboy's Southern Smokehouse
- 9:30pm, FREE

Grace Over Diamonds, Dirty Beloved and Scarcrowz @ Greenfield's Pub
- 8pm, fundraising event for Élisabeth Bruyère Palliative Care

Amelia Curran @ The Black Sheep Inn
- w/ Andrew O'Brien and Ariana Gillis
- 8:30pm, $20 - In the Dead of Winter Festival

SATURDAY:

Sam Roberts Band @ NAC Southam Hall
- w/ Zeus
- 8pm, $36

Kalle Mattson @ The Black Sheep Inn
- w/ Terra Lightfoot
- 4pm, $10 - In the Dead of Winter Festival

Jim Bryson @ The Black Sheep Inn
- w/ Kim Wempe and Danielle Duval
- 8:30pm, $20 - In the Dead of Winter Festival

Will Currie and The Country French @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
- w/ The Flats
- 8pm

Sneezy Waters @ Irene's Pub
- 9:30, $17

Neema Mugala @ Rainbow Bistro
- 10pm

The Dusty Drifters @ Fatboy's Southern Smokehouse
- 9:30pm, FREE

CFCF @ St. Brigid's Underground
- w/ Guest DJs Silkken Laumann
- 10pm, $7

Kellylee Evans @ La Grange de la Gatineau (Cantley)
- 8pm, $25 ($30 w/ dinner)

Bravestation @ Ritual
- w/ Young Empires and The Glass Chain
- 9pm, $11

Claude Munson and The Storm Outside @ Elmdale Tavern
- w/ Dave Norris & Local Ivan and Birdie Whyte
- 9:30pm, $10

SUNDAY:

Catherine MacLellan and Ian Sherwood @ Black Sheep Inn
- 4pm, $15 - In the Dead of Winter Festival

24 hours of art. Robyn Bresnahan dropped by the national gallery's new art and time piece... called CHRISTIAN MARCLAY: THE CLOCK... which runs all through the night weekends during winterlude.

UK & US pull ambassadors out of Syria. Should Canada follow suit? Robyn Bresnahan spoke with security expert Mark Sedra about what's next for the troubled country.

Ottawa's first ever summit on youth suicide prevention takes place tonight. Robyn Bresnahan spoke to Allan Hubley, whose son Jamie committed suicide in October.

Should we protect the right to spank? Robyn Bresnahan spoke with Ron Ensom an Ottawa social worker argues the law should be changed to ban children from being physically punished.

10-year-olds at an Ottawa elementary school are taking their first swing at putting and driving. Karen Kelly met up with some budding Tigers at Blossom Park Public.

It took 100 sheets of plywood, a 5 metre trolley and a crane. Robyn Bresnahan will find out why they are having a whale of a time installing a new exhibit at the Museum of Nature