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Relief measures approved Wednesday include $450,000 in grants to BIAs in areas affected by the three-week protests against vaccine mandates. 

While a “considerable number” of new units were added to the city’s rental housing stock last year, the agency said demand rose enough to keep the vacancy rate unchanged.

Eastern Ontario is home to some of the most scenic parks, picturesque waterfronts, historic towns and cities and overall attractions. All are beacons to tourists.

Developers launched 640 new builds last month, agency says, down three per cent from the 661 starts recorded in January 2021.

The new development would include 51 apartment units and 59 parking spots, with 56 of those spaces in a two-level underground garage.

Eastern Ontario, fortunately, is well served by its transport and logistics firms. Here, supply chains operate smoothly, adding another facet to the relatively low-cost business environment enjoyed by companies and residents alike. 

Detached home sales topping the million-dollar mark accounted for 14 per cent of local transactions in January – up substantially from 2020, when they made up just three per cent of all deals.

Are real families as dysfunctional as the feuding clan depicted in HBO's Succession? Telfer School of Management professor Peter Jaskiewicz talks about that and more in part two of our Q&A.

The region gained 1,400 jobs last month, but that was more than offset by the 4,000 people who resumed their search for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.

In part one of a two-part Q&A, Telfer School of Management professor Peter Jaskiewicz talks about the vital economic role of family enterprises and why's it so important to ensure they survive.