David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.

Will Ottawa’s red-hot housing market withstand COVID-19?

Plus, Ottawa realtors share their picks for the capital’s hottest neighbourhoods

Spartan Bioscience fielding flurry of orders for COVID-19 test kit

An Ottawa-based biotech firm says orders are pouring in from across the world for its handheld device that’s designed to produce COVID-19 test results in as little as half an hour

Ottawa research lab partners with NRC to develop COVID vaccine

An Ottawa-born pharmaceutical company is teaming up with the National Research Council in a bid to develop...

Ottawa Race Weekend cancelled in latest blow to local tourism industry

One of Ottawa’s most popular annual sporting events is taking a different track this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Calian officials expect to weather COVID-19 storm despite projected $8M revenue hit

CEO Kevin Ford said Calian “remains stable” and is still on track to reach its projected fiscal 2020 revenue targets

Social distancing measures could cool Ottawa’s hot real estate market: Realtors

In an industry where the 'personal touch' can make or break a sale, the new age of social distancing has prompted Ottawa’s realtors to rethink their tools of the trade

Ottawa’s Spartan Bioscience getting federal backing to develop COVID-19 test

With the COVID-19 crisis becoming more urgent by the day, the Ottawa-based biotech firm says it’s aiming to have a portable test ready 'within weeks'

Chateau Laurier set to close amid dire circumstances for hotel industry

“It was a very difficult decision, needless to say,” a spokesperson told OBJ. “But people are being asked to stay home, and we want to make sure that we’re doing our part.”

‘Baptism by fire’: New Startup Canada chief launching new resources for COVID-19 crisis

Already faced with big shoes to fill, Kayla Isabelle is getting a crash course in crisis management in her first two weeks as the new leader of Startup Canada

Ottawa businesses urge faster, more direct COVID-19 response from all levels of government

Ottawa entrepreneurs and business advocacy groups gave mixed reviews to a series of aid packages unveiled Wednesday aimed at helping companies weather the storm during the COVID-19 outbreak

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