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STO axes Winterlude service, offers discounts as labour dispute drags on

Ottawa

La Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) is offering riders discounts and will not provide service to Winterlude this coming weekend, all because of an

Ottawa’s Shopify joins tech companies upset with Trump order

Techopia

Local tech firm Shopify joined dozens of Canadian tech companies on Sunday condemning President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from seven Middle Eastern and African countries

18% of federally owned buildings in Ottawa in critical or poor condition

Non-Residential

Nearly one in five federally owned buildings in Ottawa are listed in critical or poor condition, according to the government’s own list of its buildings, the Directory of Federal

Parliament sightline rules could prevent taller Ottawa towers

Residential

A proposed towering condominium in Lebreton Flats encountered some pushback this month, thanks to a decades-old rule restricting buildings from blocking views of Parliament Hill.

STO work-to-rule leaving some Gatineau commuters in the cold

Ottawa

Gatineau commuters are feeling frozen out, as the union’s work-to-rule pressure tactics lead to cancellations along bus lines of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais

Phoenix pay problems still affecting 7,000 civil servants

Ottawa

With tax season just around the corner, the federal government is still trying to clear a backlog of paycheque problems for thousands of its employees.

Tourism officials hope Ottawa 2017 reverses decline in U.S. visitors

Tourism

There are hopes for a rebound in American tourism thanks to the 150th anniversary celebrations happening in Ottawa this year. By Adam Kveton Despite American tourist

Ottawa startup EssayJack on write path to success

Techopia

For anyone who has stared at a blank white page trying to figure out how to write an assigned essay for school, two Ottawa entrepreneurs

Second phase of Ottawa’s light-rail plan gets green light from NCC

Ottawa

The second phase for Ottawa’s light rail transit has cleared another hurdle, with the NCC approving of the city’s construction plans on its lands in

More Ottawa corner stores stocking fruits and vegetables in pilot project

Retail

You won’t find overbearing heat and sand in Ottawa’s food deserts, but fresh, healthy food options are definitely scarce, especially if you’re traveling on foot.