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Porter grounds Ottawa-Las Vegas flight, Air Canada pauses Heathrow flight for the winter
The approach of a new travel season has brought a few changes to flights servicing the Ottawa International Airport.

Gees Bees owners hope locals, tourists alike will be abuzz over their new Sussex Dr. storefront
Local honey-maker Gees Bees is adding a new buzz to the ByWard Market with a retail location opening this week. Marianne and Matt Gee, co-owners


How Ottawa’s Palapa Tours has navigated tricky waters on the way to growth
What began as a spur-of-the-moment idea has become a growing success for Mike Karpishka and Gaby Saucedo, and now they’re ready to take a long-awaited

Region’s annual pace of housing starts in August drops 65 per cent from July, CMHC says
Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts in August plummeted 65 per cent compared with July, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says. The national housing

Op-ed: Return-to-office is a city-wide imperative — Ottawa can’t afford to be left behind
I want to congratulate the City of Ottawa and the Ontario government for their recent return-to-office mandates. Further to this, I call upon the federal

Food, shopping, the beach: Westboro always makes for a great day out
What’s not to like about Westboro? From breakfast to dinner with all sorts of activities in between, it makes for a great day trip in

City’s new garbage rules spell opportunity for Shelina Cocker and Ottawa BinWorks
When Shelina Cocker looked online for city-compliant garbage bins last year, none could be found – at least, not for a reasonable price. Cocker, who
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