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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 people from the labour force.

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 than drive.

Podcast: Ottawa missing out on venture capital, employers wrestle with mandatory vaccine policies

Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify, SoundCloud and other audio platforms.

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 March or April 2022.

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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