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Ontario Cannabis Store reducing price margins to help pot businesses compete

The Ontario Cannabis Store says it will be reducing its price margins in a bid to help pot retailers compete with the illicit market.

Up Close: Technologies come and go, but art will always have a place in Andrew Milne’s life

Andrew Milne has built a name for himself in Ottawa’s business circles, so it came as a surprise to his business colleagues when they were invited to his art show last spring.

Life after Canopy Growth: These cannabis researchers sensed a new opportunity

When Amanda Plunkett and Palmina De Miglio were laid off from Canopy Growth last fall, the pair of sensory researchers incorporated their own business.

‘It felt very dramatic’: Two Highbridge Construction employees share their experiences and next steps

Former employees at local firm Highbridge Construction are once again on the job search after the sudden shuttering of the business just over a week ago. 

Winterlude wonderland at ByWard Market’s The Grand Ice Bar

One could argue Ottawa residents got more than enough exposure to patios during COVID-19, but The Grand Ice Bar is unique. And with temperatures hovering around zero, it was an easy night to be outside.

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 hit.

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 following the "Freedom Convoy" protests.

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 to Create Tomorrow

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 work for every business.

‘People are spending money’: Shaw Centre on pace for best year ever in 2023, CEO says

Nina Kressler told OBJ last week the region’s second-largest meeting and convention space is seeing “significant uptake” in bookings for major gatherings with more than 300 participants.

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