The Canadian Press

Tornadoes hit Gatineau, Ottawa areas, though no injuries reported

Ottawa

Strong winds uprooted trees and damaged homes, but nobody was injured when a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area Sunday evening. Environment Canada issued

Small business to get help on energy efficiency upgrades from carbon tax money

Canada & World

Small businesses in the four provinces with a national carbon price will share $1.4 billion over the next four years to help them reduce their

Central bank holds rate as it balances domestic economic pickup with trade risks

Canada & World

The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate steady Wednesday as it looked to balance mounting evidence of a domestic economic pickup against the

Judge OKs class action by former BlackBerry employees claiming severance pay

Techopia

An Ontario judge has cleared the way for a class action on behalf of about 300 former employees of BlackBerry Ltd. who are seeking severance

Balsillie decries toxic, unchecked technology at big data committee

Canada & World

A Canadian high-tech pioneer says a “toxic” social media business model is a threat to democracy. Jim Balsillie, the retired chief executive of Research In

Ontario government cancels retroactive cuts to municipalities

Canada & World

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has backed down on retroactive funding cuts to municipalities after sustained pressure from local leaders, who warned of devastating impacts to

Roughly 1,500 businesses in Ottawa-Gatineau at risk from flooding: StatCan

Ottawa

Statistics Canada says almost 3,800 business locations were at risk of being affected by spring flooding in three of the hardest hit regions of the

Ottawa Senators hire D.J. Smith as head coach

Sports and Entertainment

There were more experienced candidates available, but the Ottawa Senators believe D.J. Smith is the best coach to lead the team. The former Toronto Maple

Canopy Growth to acquire skin care company This Works for $73.8 million

Ottawa

Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a deal to buy skin-care company This Works for $73.8 million in cash. The Smiths Falls cannabis company says This

Feds launch tourism strategy to boost sector’s revenues 25% by 2025

Canada & World

Tourism Minister Melanie Joly says a federal new tourism strategy can boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people.