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Ottawa’s aggregate home price to jump 11.5% in 2021: Royal LePage

Brokerage says region’s stable economy, an influx of buyers from the GTA and surging demand for roomier properties in the COVID-19 era will keep market humming.

Minto Apartment REIT filing opens door to up to $800M in new financing

The move allows Minto to fast-track the process of issuing new units on the Toronto Stock Exchange as a means of raising capital to acquire more property. 

Cannabis producer Hexo unveils new ‘centre of excellence’ and beverage plant in Belleville

New video promo says facility has been “engineered to manufacture advanced cannabis products” ​– including beverages that contain THC, the active ingredient in cannabis that helps produce a high.

Algonquin College to lead $2.5M job-training program for Indigenous youth

Funded by the federal government’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, the program will see Algonquin work with 13 Indigenous partner organizations in eight provinces and territories.

Wage subsidies providing ‘safety net’ for companies, employees

While some Ottawa businesses say these programs played a critical role in helping them weather the pandemic, the impact – and takeup – of these initiatives was uneven.

Sens beef up C-suite with new hires, sign business boss to long-term deal

The NHL club's front-office makeover continues as it said Tuesday it’s officially brought three more former executives from the Arizona Coyotes into its fold.

Ottawa’s Hexo revises share consolidation plan as stock price on NYSE rises

The firm said Monday it has amended the offer to one post-consolidation share for every four shares held.

Richcraft plans pair of residential highrises near corner of Bank and Lisgar

The development would include a total of 521 suites in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, plus underground parking with paid spots reserved for the public.

OSEG vows to keep Redblacks, 67’s at Lansdowne for decades to come

OSEG managing partner and executive chairman Roger Greenberg made the pledge in a letter to Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Mathieu Fleury on Monday.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops to 7.1% in November as labour force shrinks

That’s the lowest the rate has been since April, when it stood at 6.9 per cent in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis.

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