Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Giving Guide: Barbara McInnes Fund surpasses $65k

By Teresa Marques Over the past few months there have rightfully been many moving tributes in honour of...

Giving Guide: Logan’s heroes

Logan Hussein is not someone who takes “no” for an answer. At birth, on November 26th, 2008, Logan...

Meet Jim Taggart: 2021’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner

When Jim Taggart was a kid, there was no yellow school bus waiting to greet him after...

Bright Side of Business: Building an Ethiopian business from Ottawa

Owner of men’s fashion brand Barcon Getta, Russom Haile Woldemichael, has always had an eye for style...

Forty Under 40 duo partner to help businesses outperform the competition

Two local management consulting firms are pooling their expertise and partnering up in order to help businesses in the capital scale up and grow.

From food service to fire damage – Firestone enters the next generation of business in Ottawa

If you have lived in Ottawa for any period of time, it’s likely you have been a...

Rainbow Bistro gets $50,000 from business community

The Rainbow Bistro has been thrown a $50,000 lifeline by some blues-loving business executives. The venerable blues venue...

What to do about unvaccinated employees?

As employers institute vaccination policies for COVID-19, they face big questions about how to manage unvaccinated employees....

Giving Guide: ‘An undeniable reckoning’

The 215 bodies found at a residential school in BC has fueled renewed interest and support for Indigenous-led and informed causes. But will it result in lasting, sustainable change?