
It’s ‘ruff’: One doggie daycare owner explains how his COVID-battered business unravelled
Jaded by a career of working with people, Jonathan Sumner decided to follow his passion for furry friends and opened the Ruff House. Then, COVID
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It’s ‘ruff’: One doggie daycare owner explains how his COVID-battered business unravelled
Jaded by a career of working with people, Jonathan Sumner decided to follow his passion for furry friends and opened the Ruff House. Then, COVID

Reopening of Wellington Street ‘welcome news’ to tourism officials one year after ‘Freedom Convoy’
Ottawa’s city council has approved a motion to reopen the street in front of Parliament Hill to traffic a year after it was closed off

Urbandale Corporation is shaping Ottawa’s landscape through construction and philanthropy
To help ensure the city they love has the health-care it deserves, Urbandale and the Nadolny and Sachs families donate $7 million to the Campaign

Four-day work week might be worth figuring out for some companies, experts agree
What started as an experiment with the four-day work week has become a staple Iversoft’s work culture – but HR experts say it might not



Extreme cold weather in Ottawa leaves Winterlude outdoor activities cancelled
The city’s annual winter festival is off to a cold start and has decided to cancel numerous outdoor events.


Board of trade encourages residents to take part in consultations on the future of the downtown
The task force dedicated to bringing downtown Ottawa back to life is looking for input from as many Ottawans as possible, organizers say. A new

Sweet purpose: Local entrepreneurs work with African beekeepers so that everyone wins
Two local entrepreneurs want to show the world the difference a private-sector business can make on a global scale, starting with their bottles of African-sourced
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