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Canadian and international business news relevant to local business leaders here in Ottawa. Includes stories related to inflation, interest rates, employment, major government announcements and more.

Global tourism predicted to slow after best year ever

The travel and tourism sector is set for a modest slowdown in 2018 as a result of...

Ontario pre-election budget promises new spending, multiyear deficits

As it braces to fight for re-election this spring, Ontario's Liberal government has rolled out a spending...

FLUX sheds light on the evolving workspace

Growing Ottawa firm is a leader in lighting, controls and shading solutions

‘Right to disconnect’ talk picks up as separation between work and personal time fades

There's growing chatter in North America about adopting right-to-disconnect laws to free workers from being tethered to...

Tim Hortons clashes with franchisees over $700M plan to reno most Canadian locations

Tim Hortons plans to renovate most of its Canadian restaurants over the next several years in what...

Canadian customs pre-clearance facilities considered in the U.S.

Canada could soon have its first customs facilities inside the United States, says an American official who...

73% of Canadian Facebook users plan changes to how they use social media platform

Nearly three-quarters of Canadian Facebook users say they will make at least some change to how they...

73% of Canadian Facebook users plan changes to how they use social media platform

Nearly three-quarters of Canadian Facebook users say they will make at least some change to how they...

‘Human skills’ best way for workers to adjust to rise of the machines: study

A year into its effort to help equip youth for the rapidly evolving workforce, one of the...

Five things to watch in the Canadian business world this week

G7 get-together Employment Minister Patty Hajdu and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains host the Meeting of Employment and Innovation...
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