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Feds gear up for $30.6M East Block rehabilitation in Ottawa

More cranes, scaffolding and construction workers are scheduled to head to Parliament Hill later this year as the federal government tackles “deteriorated” sections of East

Developer proposes nine-storey mixed-use building on Wellington Street in Hintonburg

Residential

The owner of a property on Wellington Street West near the O-Train tracks wants to turn a two-storey office building into a nine-storey mixed-use development,

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Tiree Facility Solutions, Calian and Donna Cona are among the local firms that landed a federal contract, standing offer or supply arrangement between Jan. 9

A new Transitway? City to debate $148M rapid-bus Baseline corridor

City Hall

A new rapid-transit line along Baseline Road could inch closer to reality this week after city councillors vote at a committee meeting Wednesday whether to

Shareholders of Ottawa-area pot firm Canopy Growth approve Mettrum acquisition

Ottawa

Canada’s biggest marijuana company may soon be a little larger as shareholders voted to approve Canopy Growth’s acquisition of fellow Ontario pot producer Mettrum at

Ottawa construction permits jump 22% in 2016

Construction

Propelled by several large condo and apartment projects, as well as the ongoing work on the city’s light-rail line, Ottawa’s construction sector fell just shy

Feds ask artists to ‘dream’ up Portage Bridge installation for Canada’s 150th

Tourism

The federal government says it wants to animate one of the National Capital Region’s interprovincial crossings as part of the country’s 150th anniversary celebrations. In a

Ottawa clean-tech firm Thermal Energy increases Q2 revenues by 23%

Techopia

Thermal Energy (TSX-V: TMG) investors pushed shares in the Ottawa-based clean-tech company up more than 13 per cent Monday after it reported a dramatic jump

Ottawa industrial vacancy rate inches up to 5.1%

Non-Residential

Vacancies in industrial properties across Ottawa may have creeped up at the end of 2016, but a “surge” in companies looking for new space has

Ottawa pot investment firm CannaRoyalty to raise $15M

Ottawa

Ottawa-based CannaRoyalty (CSE:CRZ) says it’s entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. that will result in the local marijuana firm