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Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate hits 8.4%

Ottawa

Jobless rate reaches highest level in more than a decade.

Ottawa Senators break ties with Foundation, seek bids for new charitable arm

Sports and Entertainment

The Ottawa Senators Foundation said Thursday it will no longer be affiliated with Capital Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Ottawa Senators.

Op-ed: COVID-19 forces businesses to face destruction head-on

Ottawa

Pandemic is forcing businesses down one of four paths, writes Walter Robinson: death, pivot, re-tool or paralysis.

Ottawa homebuilder’s plan for Barrhaven manufacturing plant gets committee’s OK

City Hall

New facility is expected to employ as many as 250 people.

City committee gives green light to e-scooter rental companies in Ottawa

City Hall

Two multinational companies – Bird and Lime – have expressed interest in setting up shop in Ottawa.

Op-ed: What it’s like to be a black entrepreneur in Ottawa

Ottawa

Kevin Bourne shares his experiences in the capital’s business community and shares his strategies for building more inclusive organizations

Ottawa Tourism in line for $5.2M to help ‘bring visitors back to the National Capital Region’

Tourism

Ottawa’s main tourism marketing agency will receive millions of dollars in federal funding as part of a campaign to kickstart the beleaguered hospitality industry. Economic