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Training in plant-based food prep helping Ottawa charities reduce costs
Several Ottawa shelters and food kitchens are taking part in a plant-based food training program offered by animal welfare group Humane World for Animals Canada.
‘Emotionally, it was excruciating’: OSEG boss Mark Goudie looks back on the pandemic shutdown
On the morning of March 12, 2020, Mark Goudie addressed a packed house in Ottawa City Hall’s council chamber as part of a panel discussion
When David McPhedran’s parents emigrated from the United Kingdom in 1968, they didn’t have much, but Canada was known as the land of opportunity, and
Erin Crowe leaving Ottawa Senators for position with Canada Soccer
Erin Crowe, who has worked with the Ottawa Senators for 20 years, most recently as executive vice-president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, is
‘This doesn’t happen overnight’: Nightlife commissioner Mathieu Grondin sheds light on his role
While some in the city have grumbled about not hearing much from Ottawa’s new nightlife commissioner, Mathieu Grondin says his job is to work behind
Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate to 2.75% as tariffs roil economy
The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the tariff battle with the United States starts to
‘Scrappy we got’: How Escape Manor found its way out of the pandemic
In March 2020, Steve Wilson and his partners at Escape Manor were riding high. Founded six years earlier, the Ottawa-based entertainment company was operating escape rooms at 10 locations in
Owner of new music venue on Rideau St. says he’ll have ‘synergies’ with History Ottawa
A new music venue is moving in on Rideau Street, hoping to feed off the growing buzz around Ottawa nightlife in the area. Farid Dagher, owner of City At Night,
Board of trade announces members of downtown champions table
The Ottawa Board of Trade has announced the members of its “Downtown Ottawa Champions Table,” a mix of private- and public-sector professionals who will “drive transformation and economic resilience within
Imagine enjoying a perfectly seared entrée surrounded by Indigenous art and culture, while enjoying breathtaking views of Parliament Hill. Or sipping a glass of wine
People on the Move: Dave Walsh takes over as Ottawa office managing partner for KPMG
Dave Walsh has taken on a new role with KPMG Canada, becoming office managing partner in the National Capital Region, the company announced recently. Walsh succeeds Andrew Newman, who held
Carney’s win kills Liberals’ much-delayed plan to change capital gains tax
Mark Carney’s victory in the Liberal leadership race put the final nail in the coffin for federal government’s controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains. But experts
Listings surge as sales drop in an uncertain residential housing market, OREB data shows
Uncertainty continued to plague the Ottawa residential housing market in February, with sales down from the year-ago period and below the five- and 10-year averages for the month.
Letter to the Editor: DEI efforts benefit businesses and employees
Re: Op-ed: DEI has to go, our businesses and future depend on it Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a crucial component of not only a fair society, but also
