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Mark your calendars for Feb. 8 launch party of downtown’s new name: SoPa

These restaurant owners have come up with their own way of breathing new life into a downtown that has yet to fully recover from the fallout of COVID.

Cannabis company Hexo regains compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement

Hexo Corp. says the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC has informed the cannabis company that it has regained compliance with minimum bid price requirements.

NCC ‘optimistic’ LeBreton lease deal with Senators will be done by this fall

NCC’s board of directors heard Thursday that talks aimed at hammering out a long-term lease on the land west of downtown are progressing even as the NHL club looks for a new owner.

Downtown businesses say they’re not busier, even as federal civil servants begin return to the office

Despite the start of a gradual return to the office for federal public servants this week, downtown businesses say they have yet to see an increase in foot traffic.

Ottawa council eyes future of Wellington Street nearly a year after ‘Freedom Convoy’

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the city's transportation committee will vote on whether to extend the closure of Wellington Street next week.

‘We’re not building homes quickly enough’, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe tells Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association

The first GOHBA was an opportunity for the new mayor to meet with the builders, as well as share with them what he and city council see as their plans and priorities.

Zellers returning to Ottawa, but chain will have ‘tough time’ winning market share, biz prof says

Three of the 25 new Zellers stores will be in the National Capital Region – at HBC’s Rideau Street location, the St. Laurent Shopping Centre and les Promenades Gatineau.

Ottawa’s first automated restaurant provides answers to industry’s woes

One local restaurateur is stepping out of the pandemic and into the future with a new restaurant concept that he believes will solve some of the biggest challenges facing the industry.

West-end communities want plan to mitigate possible Senators move downtown

While a move by the Ottawa Senators to a downtown arena is not a done deal and could be years in the making, business organizations and civic politicians in Kanata and Stittsville say it is vital that there be a new community vision for their area. 

Going, going, gone! How Ryan E. Watson became Ottawa’s leading charity auctioneer

By day, Ryan E. Watson holds down a regular job as a chief human resources officer, but by night, when the city comes alive, he’s a fast-talking, gavel-wielding charity auctioneer from Raising the Bid.

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