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Ontario accelerates move to next phase of reopening

Ottawa

The decision clears the way for dining facilities, retail outlets and personal care businesses to begin serving patrons indoors next Friday.

Developer adds extra building, more units to proposed Vanier development

Residential

Manor Park Management’s new plan calls for two 30-storey towers as well as another 20-storey highrise and an eight-storey building with a total of 870

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate edges up to 7.8% in June

Ottawa

Ottawa’s economy added jobs for the eighth straight month, but the gains were accompanied by a surge in the number of residents entering or re-entering

Flair adds flights from Ottawa to southern U.S.

Tourism

Canadian budget carrier said Thursday it will begin flying from YOW to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Las Vegas and Orlando at the end of October.

Growth spurt: Landscaping firm acquires Edmonton company

Ottawa

Operation with a significant presence in Ottawa has pulled the trigger on its second acquisition of the year.

The light at the end of the pandemic tunnel – for some

Ottawa

While some in Ottawa’s business community believe the worst economic impact of the pandemic is behind them, other industries face a prolonged recovery.

Ottawa home prices ‘levelling out’ after surging earlier in 2021, OREB says

Residential

The average price of a residential-class property in Ottawa was $725,970 last month, up 26 per cent from a year earlier but below the year-to-date

Orléans developer looks to construct residential complex near Cyrville LRT station

Residential

Building at 1368 Labrie Ave., south of the intersection of Highway 417 and Cyrville Road, would contain 45 units.

Porter Airlines to return to skies in September

Tourism

Toronto-based carrier announced it will restart its operations in phases, with Ottawa among four Canadian cities where Porter will initially resume flights on Sept. 8.