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Ottawa construction permits jump 22% in 2016

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

Ottawa inflation rate inches up to 1.4% in December

Ottawa

The rate of inflation in Canada’s capital accelerated last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The annual inflation rate climbed from 1.2 per cent in November to 1.4

Who’s winning government work in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Bradda Printing, Robertson & Co. and ESRI Canada are among the local firms awarded federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements between Dec. 26 and

79% of Ottawa residents approve of Mayor Jim Watson: Poll

City Hall

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the most popular mayor in Canada, according to new public opinion research that provides a rare glimpse outside elections into

People on the move: Former broadcaster Tom Clark joins Global Public Affairs

Ottawa

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

CGI, Stantec and Tessier Translations are among the local companies awarded contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements by the federal government between Dec. 12-18, 2016.