
Mayoral candidates take deep dive into housing crisis at GOHBA breakfast
GOHBA, which has more than 360 members, was eager to hear the candidates lay out their detailed vision for the future of housing in Ottawa.
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Mayoral candidates take deep dive into housing crisis at GOHBA breakfast
GOHBA, which has more than 360 members, was eager to hear the candidates lay out their detailed vision for the future of housing in Ottawa.

Cap on international students’ working hours should be lifted permanently: advocates
Immigration Minister announced the federal government would temporarily remove the 20-hour cap on the number of hours international students can work to address labour shortages.

Time to slow down: Family jewelry business approaches retirement with four lifetimes of memories
Now featuring a storefront that hosts a large blue “retirement sale” banner in the Westgate Shopping Centre, Nettleton’s will wrap up 106 years when the

Finding hope in the treatment for depression
The Royal has new and innovative solutions to help patients struggling with treatment-resistant depression.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate ticks up to 4.1% in September as labour force grows
Region is still outperforming most major Canadian cities, with Toronto (six per cent), Calgary (5.2), Montreal (4.9), Edmonton (4.8) and Vancouver (4.5) all posting higher

Op-ed: Chief remote officer? Better think twice about it
“Today’s workplaces need to consider things that matter to employees at each stage of their career and, yes, stage of life,” writes Karen Brownrigg.

Foot traffic steadily rising in Ottawa and other Canadian cities, new data shows
New data shows foot traffic in the nation’s capital is up 105 per cent as of the week of Sept. 19, making it the best-performing

Ottawa Tourism doles out federal relief to long and varied list of recipients
From bees to cheese and boating to bus tours, 55 tourism businesses in the Ottawa and Prescott-Russell region have received funding to help them recover

Once a year, the team at Ottawa Tourism gathers at president and CEO Michael Crockatt’s home for their “family barbecue”. “Everyone brings their children, their

Hybrid work nudges engineering firm in a greener, more efficient direction
One of Ottawa’s largest engineering firms is re-engineering its approach to in-person work in response to the challenges of the past two years.
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