
Housing starts drop in 2024, prompting city to establish task force to speed approval processes
Housing starts in the region dropped 15 per cent last year from 2023, prompting Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to tell homebuilders that the city will

Housing starts drop in 2024, prompting city to establish task force to speed approval processes
Housing starts in the region dropped 15 per cent last year from 2023, prompting Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to tell homebuilders that the city will

Porter extends service on Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale direct routes from YOW
Porter Airlines will be extending service for two of its routes to U.S. destinations that were launched in the fall.



ByWard business owners say turnover is a good thing and will add to revitalization of the area
Several businesses that have just opened in the ByWard Market say it’s natural to see even familiar names come and go and that the transition

New LRT spur to YOW a ‘game-changer’ for the airport and tourism in Ottawa
OC Transpo’s north-south LRT line is now up and running, and with it comes a new connection to the Ottawa International Airport that officially went

Forget the ‘shame-based goals’ when setting new year’s resolutions, one Ottawa coach advises
The new year is here and with it the annual urge to transform into your best self.
But Ottawa health behaviour coach Katie Faloon-Drew

Here’s looking at you 2025: Ten stories we’ll have our eye on next year
Downtown revitalization efforts continue It was a big year for downtown revitalization. In January, Yasir Naqvi’s downtown revitalization task force released its long-awaited report outlining

New visitor centre opens in time for world juniors and what is expected to be a busy 2025
Tourism has changed drastically since the pandemic, but Ottawa Tourism boss Michael Crockatt said his organization has risen to the challenge, with a new visitor

Business leaders serve up hope during Shepherds’ holiday campaign
Ottawa business leaders spent the morning making sandwiches and serving beef stew at the Shepherds of Good Hope soup kitchen on King Edward Avenue as
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