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Best Ottawa Business Awards nominations now open

Annual awards spotlight the region's top local companies and entrepreneurs.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts up 9% in July, CMHC says

Continuing a recent trend, most of the year-over-year increase was driven by construction on the Ottawa side of the river, where overall starts jumped 24 per cent to 740.

Kinaxis ‘more relevant’ than ever in pandemic, CEO says as Kanata firm raises fiscal 2020 guidance

Company says it now expects revenues for the current fiscal year to fall between $216 million and $220 million, up from earlier projections of between $211 million and $215 million.

Summer buying boom turns up the heat on Ottawa’s housing market

The average sale price of a residential-class property was $585,084 last month, up a whopping 20 per cent compared with July 2019.

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate falls to 9.1% in July

Job losses in tech and public-service sectors were offset by gains in retail, accommodation and construction sectors.

Builders add more parkland to Kanata Golf Course redevelopment plan

Controversial proposal now calls for slightly smaller housing footprint and more green space.

Empire to rebrand Greenbank Sobeys as Farm Boy

Supermarket chain says Farm Boy is on track to have 43 stores in the province by the end of 2021.

COVID tracing app launches in Ontario

An app designed to alert Canadians if they come into close contact with someone infected with COVID-19 can now be downloaded in Ontario.

Showtime! Cineplex, Landmark set to begin reopening theatres in Ottawa Friday

Cineplex said openings are part of a “phased approach” to restarting its operations, which have been shut down for several months due to the COVID-19 crisis.