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Ottawa Tourism, Algonquin College join forces to boost Indigenous-owned enterprises

A new 10-week training program is aimed at helping Indigenous entrepreneurs bring their tourism business ideas to life.

Ottawa cannabis startup eyes Carp production facility

CannaGenetics says the proposed 43,000-square-foot plant in the WestKan Business Park near Highway 417 would use “precision aeroponics” to grow pesticide-free pot.

Shopify tops list of TSX’s top-performing stocks since 2017

Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth Corp. comes in at No. 18, while Kanata software firm Kinaxis also makes the top-30 list.

How Ottawa will emerge from COVID-19

Pandemic weighs down business outlook but sparks new opportunities for local economy

Ottawa snowplow operators face fraud charges

Ottawa Police say an investigation found that Snow Vaporizers, Faul Properties and Altitude Snow Removal each performed “little to no snow removal” after getting paid.

Podcast: Weathering the winter COVID-19 storm, Ottawa Athletic Club closes, new tower planned for Holland Cross

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City looks to relax infill housing restrictions

Changes would reduce the minimum required lot sizes and raise the four-unit cap that currently applies in some Ottawa neighbourhoods.

‘I’m turning people away’: Ottawa golf, tennis facilities booming in COVID-19 era

Rounds played are up 20 per cent at golf courses across the National Capital Region as stir-crazy Ottawans seek ways to enjoy the great outdoors in a safe way.

Senators turn to veteran executive Weir to fill senior role at new community foundation

The longtime Ottawa resident spent more than a decade in communications and marketing posts with the new foundation’s predecessor, the Ottawa Senators Foundation.