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Province inches closer to Highway 417 expansion west of downtown Ottawa

Highway 417 will be expanded along Carlington and Westboro, with four years of construction expected to start in 2017. By Dylan C. Robertson On Monday, the

Watson: Turn one-off Ottawa 2017 events into recurring festivities

City Hall

Next year’s 150th birthday celebrations will build a lasting legacy in the city and bring back visitors for years to come, Mayor Jim Watson says.

Phoenix pay system plays role in United Way workplace campaign donation shortfall

Canada & World, Ottawa

One of the biggest workplace fundraising campaigns in Canada will fall short of its $19-million goal this holiday season, and the Grinch in the works

Union representing federal public servants reaches tentative agreement

Ottawa

A union representing public servants has reached a tentative contract that it says gives federal scientists the right to share their research with the media

Gatineau bus drivers vote for strike mandate

Ottawa

Employees of Gatineau’s public transportation service have voted in overwhelming favour of a strike mandate. On Sunday, employees of La Société de transport de l’Outaouais

Quebec First Nation lays claim to downtown Ottawa, including LeBreton Flats development land

Ottawa

A Quebec First Nation has filed a lawsuit seeking aboriginal title over much of downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill. “The Algonquin Anishinabe Nation has never

Ottawa 2017 comes with $3.5M in additional city costs

City Hall

The extra hours for police, paramedics and a host of other city services for Ottawa 2017 events will cost about $3.5 million next year. By

Free Form Fitness owner sells Ottawa firm to flex entrepreneurial muscle

Ottawa

Two years ago, Free Form Fitness founder Jean-Luc Boissonneault told OBJ he’d “love to start a whole bunch of businesses.” A tireless entrepreneur with a

Canopy to buy fellow Canadian pot producer Mettrum in $430M all-stock deal

Ottawa

Ottawa-area marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:CGC) is offering to buy Mettrum Health Corp. (TSXV:MT) in a friendly all-stock deal valued at $430 million. Mettrum

Opinion: Ottawa’s got talent – but it needs the right skills

Ottawa

Talent is the raw material for the new industrial age. It is also global and very mobile. By Jeffrey Dale Neither Ottawa nor Canada has a