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Long Road Back concert postponed in wake of city’s move to red zone

All 100 available tickets for the show originally scheduled for March 27 sold out in less than an hour.

Developer floats seven-storey apartment in heart of Westboro

Mixed-use development on the corner of Richmond Road and Winston Avenue would include more than 40 rental suites and ground-floor retail space.

Music to fans’ ears: Outdoor concert slated for Lansdowne Park in late March

First-of-its-kind event during pandemic will require all spectators to be screened for COVID-19 in advance.

InterRent REIT says ‘strong balance sheet’ has it primed for 2021 bounceback

Ottawa-based real estate investment trust said its funds from operations rose nearly 11 per cent last year to $56.7 million.

Ottawa BIA coalition calls for HST holiday for hard-hit restaurant industry

Organization says already-thin profit margins in the beleaguered sector have been stretched to the breaking point during the pandemic.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts tumble in February, CMHC says

Builders started work on just 754 new units last month, down from 1,178 in February 2020, the housing agency reported Monday.

Minto Apartment REIT’s earnings up in 2020 despite rising vacancies

The REIT said it generated funds from operations of $50 million for the year ending Dec. 31, up from $39.6 million in 2019.

Ottawa’s unemployment rate falls in February as region gains 15,000 jobs

Region's jobless rate dropped to 6.5 per cent in February, down from 6.7 per cent the previous month and its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, StatsCan said Friday.

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