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Savour the City: Sip and chew your way to the holidays with these local advent calendars

If you’ve waited until the last minute to pick up an advent calendar or want a second one for yourself or your loved ones, here are a few tasty options available at local retailers and one that lets you shake up your own fun.

‘People want to get out and do something’: Holiday parties are ‘all back,’ Brookstreet GM says

Nyle Kelly, general manager of Kanata’s Brookstreet Hotel, says the property’s banquet halls and ballrooms have been buzzing with activity as holiday party season ramps up. 

Smaller Ottawa retailers try not to get lost in big-box deals in lead-up to holiday season

With Canadian shoppers hungry for deals this holiday season, smaller retailers in Ottawa are hoping for a renewed interest in shopping locally to help them compete. 

Canada Goose execs take on sales associate jobs on Black Friday

Their goal was to spend the day observing customers and employees before reconvening with ideas about how Canada Goose can drive more sales, traffic and productivity.

For Harley Finkelstein, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are akin to the Super Bowl

This year, the e-commerce heavyweight expected the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period to be just as frenzied, but something will be different: shoppers’ moods.

Intouch Insight eyes ‘stronger growth’ as revenues rise 4% in Q3

Intouch Insight’s chief executive believes the market for the firm’s software has hit a “turning point” after...

My Ottawa: Does David Ross prefer the Senators or the Redblacks? We find out

He might lead one of Ottawa’s biggest privately owned companies, but David Ross is far from an all-work-and-no-play kind of guy.

Mastermind Toys obtains creditor protection, wants permission to close some stores

Mastermind Toys, which has three Ottawa locations, says it has obtained an initial order for creditor protection as it faces financial challenges and a slowing economy.

Giving Guide: Grassroots charities share their stories of working in Ottawa’s downtown

As Ottawa seeks solutions to bolster its historic downtown core, Jeff Todd, president of AFP Ottawa, spoke with three small non-profits that are making a difference.

Builder confident three-tower Baseline Road project will go ahead despite shadow concerns

An Ottawa developer says he remains optimistic his plan to build a series of highrises along Baseline...

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