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Ottawa’s condo glut shows signs of easing

Residential

Ottawa’s housing market is much stronger than other cities across the country, but there remains a glut of new condos on the market. By Ryan

New survey says Ottawa is not a city of money savers

Ottawa

Despite our conservative reputation, a survey released this week suggests that there’s a high number of people in the city with an empty savings account

Ottawa startup Welbi wants people to keep a smart-watch on aging loved ones

Techopia

Helicopter parenting isn’t just for children anymore – it’s time we keep an eye on the elderly. That’s the idea that one Ottawa software startup

The dos and don’ts of M&As & IPOs for Ottawa businesses

Ottawa

To celebrate Small Business Week, OBJ is publishing stories of the successes and challenges faced by some of the city’s entrepreneurs. Today’s feature looks at the ins and

Ottawa’s inflation rate jumps to 1.3% in September

Ottawa

Consumers in the nation’s capital found themselves paying a little bit more for household goods and services last month as the city’s inflation rate accelerated,

Five things you’ll see in Ottawa’s light rail stations

City Hall

The 13 light rail stations opening in 2018 aren’t your regular O-Train platforms. Far from it: these state-of-the-art buildings will be packed with all-new integrated

Beau’s helping Rwandan entrepreneur tap into African craft beer market

Ottawa

Beau’s All Natural brewery says it plans to help a Rwandan entrepreneur open a craft brewery in her home country. The Vankleek Hill-based brewery plans

Feds’ Phoenix pay problem case files becoming ‘more complicated’

Ottawa

The federal government says it will likely miss a self-imposed Oct. 31 deadline for eliminating a backlog of problems with its new employee pay system.

Tax-dodging Ottawa dentist gets five years in jail

Ottawa

An Ottawa dentist previously convicted of tax evasion has been handed an additional five-year prison sentence for deliberately choosing not to pay her original fine.

Opinion: What price performance? Tying compensation to sales targets can have long-term costs

Canada & World

Wells Fargo was recently fined $185 million by federal regulators in the United States – the largest penalty ever imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection