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Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate jumps to 7.6% in May

The size of the region’s labour force ​– which includes people who are actively looking for work ​– increased by 9,500 to an all-time high of 832,000 last month.

Home prices continue surge, but supply grows in May: OREB

The average residential-class property in the capital sold for $741,000 in May, an increase of 35 per cent over the same month a year ago.

Ottawa-based Avivagen sees Q2 revenues jump

Life sciences firm produces supplements aimed at replacing antibiotics in cattle feed.

City committee approves proposed tax on vacant residences

Proposal would see owners of residential properties that are vacant more than 184 days a year pay a one per cent tax tacked onto their annual property tax bill.

Dramatic comeback: ByTowne Cinema to reopen under new ownership

"There’s light in the darkness,” the cherished Ottawa institution said Thursday, adding the beloved theatre will be back in business "when pandemic conditions permit."

Hawkesbury’s Tulmar Safety Systems acquires U.K. firm

Icarus Training Systems provides training slides, rafts and other products to airlines around the world.

Podcast: Waiting for downtown workers, Salesforce in Kanata, gym closures create entrepreneurial opportunity

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

Feds inch forward with major redevelopment of Parliamentary Precinct block

Several firms with an Ottawa presence are among the companies that have qualified for a design competition aimed at restoring and modernizing the historic buildings.

OBOT to start handing out free COVID test kits May 26 at Bayview Yards

Local SMEs with 150 or fewer employees will be eligible to receive the devices, which deliver results within 15 minutes.

Aerospace firm Peraton wins $50M contract extension for CF-18 support

Company provides logistics support to various systems on CF-18s as part of a long-term contract with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.
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