Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Ottawa home sales continued to slide in November: OREB

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

Ottawa home sales fell last month compared with the previous year as buyers continued to take a wait-and-see approach amid rising mortgage rates. A total

‘We can’t do it alone’: Downtown core, transit top mayor’s list of priorities for 2024

Insider Only City Hall, Ottawa

Weak economy looms over holiday shopping season as consumers seek value: retailers

Ottawa, Canada & World, Retail

Among the usual trappings are new factors that could shake up holiday shopping, the busiest season of the year: inflation, and the high interest rates

‘Restaurants are fun’: John Borsten reflects on almost 40 years in the business

Ottawa

For restaurant owner John Borsten, dealing with post-pandemic challenges means taking things one day at a time.

Ottawa Mastermind stores to stay open as group led by Joe Mimran snaps up retailer

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories

Ailing toy retailer Mastermind GP Inc. says it has reached a deal to sell the bulk of its business to a company representing three big

At The Grand Pizzeria, a love of the ByWard Market keeps David Mangano inspired

Ottawa, Top Stories

It’s been a good year for The Grand Pizzeria but, more than anything, owner David Mangano is excited to see what the year ahead holds

Discount carrier Lynx Air to launch service to Ottawa next spring

Ottawa, Top Stories, Tourism

Lynx Air is the latest discount carrier to touch down in the Ottawa market as competition ramps up in the Canadian aviation industry. The Calgary-based

Ottawa Changemakers: Enfematic founder believes natural products are a right, not a privilege

Ottawa, Top Stories

During the upheaval of a global pandemic in 2020, Junique Gooden transformed her Ottawa apartment into a small-scale laboratory that was home to a big