Ottawa

Home sales in the capital rose year-over-year in June, but prices held steady as the city’s resale housing supply keeps “trending in the right direction,” the Ottawa Real Estate Board said Wednesday.

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate continued to climb in the second quarter, CBRE said in its latest Canadian market report, with the downtown office vacancy rate surpassing 15 per cent for the first time since the company began tracking the statistic in 1996.

Between an increase in drug use, rising crime and continued racism, Ottawa’s Chinatown has not recovered from the pandemic – in fact, according to at least one business official, things might be getting worse.

The pandemic led to some bizarre fluctuations in fashion. Local stylist Michelle Leblanc has some tips for hybrid workers who aren't quite sure how to dress as they return to the office part-time.

A new study found that despite their digital savvy, 73 per cent of gen Z workers are worried that AI will impact their jobs. 

Brigil says its proposal to build more than 1,000 residential units on Catherine Street has received “positive” feedback from residents – but a downtown business advocate worries the project’s retail component could struggle on a street where parking is at a premium.

There’s a new charity golf tournament coming to Ottawa this summer, but if you’re what they call a weekend hacker, forget it. This tourney is geared toward more devoted disciples of the game.

Gatineau-based Brigil says it plans to build three highrises ranging from 26 to 40 storeys at the site of the former Greyhound bus terminal on Catherine Street.

When Air France flight AF 328 from Paris touched down in Ottawa Tuesday afternoon, it marked the return of transatlantic travel to the Canadian capital. 

With Rideau Rollers, Alysha Gardner is spearheading the revival of a rollerskating culture in the city and bringing variety to the streets of Chinatown.