Ottawa

As warmer weather looms, Ottawa ice cream shop owners say they’re trying to cope with costs that have risen as much as 50 per cent and not raise prices for consumers.

Curtis Gallagher, who leads Avison Young’s hospitality business for Canada, said while a local recovery is “underway,” Ottawa’s return to pre-pandemic occupancy levels “may be a little bit slower-paced than some of the other markets” the firm surveyed.

Stressed shoppers looking for a comforting reminder of days gone by will welcome the return of Zellers when the discount store reopens its doors in Ottawa next week, one retail analyst argues.

After nine years of guiding Shepherds of Good Hope toward greener pastures, Deirdre Freiheit is ready to pass her staff of leadership to someone new.

Desmond McNamee says it was the isolating side of the gym experience inspired him and his business partner, Guillem Ros, to invent their weight-lifting tracker app Hevy. 

A new private equity firm based in Ottawa says it has acquired the company behind one of the world's largest pornography site, Pornhub.

While the usual St. Patrick’s Day hotspots are prepared for a big bash Friday night, businesses who once relied on traffic from the now-cancelled parade aren’t feeling quite as lucky.

If money makes the world go ‘round, then it’s also true that more money is needed to make Canadians’ favourite round pastry — the doughnut.

In a news release on Wednesday, the airport authority said that in recent weeks it has “observed a degradation of service levels associated with ground-handling activities” provided to Flair and Sunwing by U.K.-based firm Menzies Aviation.

Many small businesses in Ottawa are struggling with pandemic-related debt and attempting to repay that debt by the end of 2023 would make them unable to invest in or expand their business or even force layoffs or closure, a new survey finds.