The bright side of business: CommuniCare entrepreneurs expand to support children with autism
CommuniCare has grown to 225 staff, serving more than 12,000 people in the Ottawa region last year alone.
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Porter delays restarting flights again; plans to resume service in November
Airline said extension of mandatory quarantine order for travellers entering or returning to Canada, continued border closures and the ongoing Atlantic Canada travel bubble, were
Ottawa Athletic Club closing for good after 44 years as pandemic hits fitness business hard
Trailblazing fitness centre that opened in 1976 welcomed more than 1,500 people a day before COVID-19.
Philanthropy in Ottawa: uOttawa receives the gift of time, talent and treasure
Simon Nehme COVID-19 Design Challenge sees students compete to develop innovative solutions and prototypes to address some of the world’s post-pandemic challenges.
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate ticks up to 9.2% in August
Region added nearly 10,000 new positions in August, but employment-seekers returning to the market en masse drove up jobless rate.
Ottawa philanthropist and community builder Dave Smith passes away at age 87
Smith was founder and honorary chair of Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre that helps youth and family members with addiction, mental health and counselling services
Canopy Growth laying off more workers as restructuring continues
Cannabis company says cuts affect employees at its Niagara-on-the-Lake and Smiths Falls locations.
Mayor said City Hall staff are working with local business groups to help restaurants, bars, retail shops and other enterprises that have seen revenues plummet
Nonprofit leader to promote Cancer Foundation’s support for local research and essential cancer coaching programs for cancer patients and their families.
Via Rail restores additional Ottawa routes
Crown corporation adds additional roundtrips between Ottawa and Toronto, as well as between Ottawa and Montreal.
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