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Giant Tiger plans new four-storey Ottawa HQ on Walkley Road

Giant Tiger may soon have a larger den to call home, as the Ottawa-based discount retail chain has filed plans with the city to expand

Ottawa’s ProntoForms grows Q1 revenues through enterprise expansion

Techopia

More business with higher-value customers lifted revenues at ProntoForms (TSX-V:PFM) in the first quarter of 2019. The Ottawa-based software firm, which develops mobile forms for

Larger workforce, job losses drive Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate up to 5.5% in April

Ottawa

The National Capital Region’s unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of a percentage point in April as more residents joined the labour market while the total number of

Here are the City of Ottawa’s proposed new development charges

Construction

Ottawa’s planning committee laid out a new set of charges for developers on Thursday, though recent announcements from the Ontario government are expected to uproot

Ottawa-based Minto REIT beats forecast in Q1 2019

Residential

A growing portfolio and new leases drove earnings at Ottawa’s Minto Apartment REIT past the forecasts it set for this past quarter before going public

Ottawa Senators shake up front office with departure of COO Ruszkowski

Sports and Entertainment

The Ottawa Senators’ front office is going through a significant line change this off-season as the organization is naming new executives amid the departure of

Council grants tax deferral for flood-damaged properties

City Hall

Property owners in flood-affected areas will be given a six-month grace period on property taxes, city council ruled Wednesday. Home or business owners – primarily

Busier Gatineau builders drive up National Capital Region housing starts in April

Residential

Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau were up 52 per cent in April over the same period last year, driven by a flurry of apartment, condo and

Canopy Growth’s $343M acquisition to underpin unified medical cannabis brand

Ottawa

The acquisition of a German cannabis company will bring together Canopy Growth’s disparate medical pot operations under a singular brand, the Smiths Falls-based firm announced

Ontario to provide up to $250K in flood relief to home, business owners

Ottawa

Eastern Ontario homeowners, small businesses and other organizations affected by the recent widespread flooding will be eligible for up to $250,000 in disaster relief assistance,