
Region’s unemployment rate falls to 6.2% in August as labour force shrinks amid job losses
Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau shed a net total of 3,300 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped mainly because of a mass exodus of 12,100

Region’s unemployment rate falls to 6.2% in August as labour force shrinks amid job losses
Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau shed a net total of 3,300 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped mainly because of a mass exodus of 12,100

Ottawa’s housing supply “continues to remain scarce”
Overall sales in Ottawa were down compared with 2020 for the second straight month.

Ottawa’s Canada Care Medical Group acquired by U.S. firm
Local organization has 10 locations in Eastern Canada.

Players tee up plenty of fun at annual networking golf tourney
Monday’s event hosted by OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade attracted a sold-out contingent of 144 golfers.

Lowertown apartment proposal calls for just 20 parking spots for cars – and 322 for bicycles
Smart Living Properties and Forum Equity Partners have applied to build a rental complex at 112 Nelson St. aimed at “young professionals” who cycle rather
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Sunwing set to resume Ottawa flights later this year
Toronto-based carrier says it will start flying to 11 destinations in Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic in November, with weekly flights running until

Hexo shares wobble on Nasdaq debut
Cannabis firm’s shares hit a 2021 peak of US$10 on the NYSE in mid-February and have since fallen by 74 per cent.

Hexo stock plunges nearly 30% as Ottawa cannabis firm issues US$140M worth of new units
Company has been issuing new shares at a steady clip as it seeks to finance its ambitious expansion plans.

Soaring lumber prices, self-reliance drive boosting small-scale sawmills
‘Lumber prices – and the lack of lumber – have boosted my business.’
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