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Sale of Queen Street building tops Canadian office transactions in Q1: Morguard

Insider Only Ottawa, Real Estate

Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada launches pop-up shop in ByWard Market

Ottawa

A new pop-up retail shipping container located in the ByWard Market has become home to small business owners as part of a new incubator program

Rows upon rows of cookie options at a Courage Cookies location in Toronto.

From Instagram craze to Wellington West. Courage Cookies brings popular brand to Ottawa

Ottawa, Retail

Toronto-based Courage Cookies officially opened its first location in Ottawa at 1130 Wellington St. W. on May 25. It took over the space formerly housed

World Jams director Gavin Gervais (pictured) spoke to OBJ about bringing the conference and software to life with CEO Federico Arellano.

Two Algonquin grads hope to make a world of difference for entrepreneurs with World Jams

Ottawa

Two Algonquin College graduates are preparing to host a conference and launch a new platform next month to help students transition into the business world.

Laine Johnson, city councillor for College Ward, is responsible for half of Merivale Road. Photo by Sarah MacFarlane

Two wards, one ‘stroad’: How two councillors are ushering in an era of change for Merivale Road

Ottawa, Insider Only

What to do with downtown? Officials from Washington, D.C. and San Francisco share their experiences

Ottawa

As local officials look for ways to breathe new life into Ottawa’s downtown core, U.S. experts are coming up with their own ways to address

Number of people living, working in downtown Ottawa has increased significantly, data shows

Ottawa

A new report analyzing cellphone data shows more people living in downtown Ottawa and more workers returning to the office.

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Treasury Board president Anita Anand at the Mayor's Breakfast on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Mark Holleron)

Treasury Board president stands by RTO mandate; calls feds’ disposal of properties a ‘cross-country effort’

Ottawa

The president of the Treasury Board stood by the federal government’s decision to have civil servants in the office at least three days a week,

UPDATED: New downtown action plan proposes strategies to create $1.3B annual economic benefit

Ottawa

A report on Ottawa’s downtown released today by the Ottawa Board of Trade calls for actions that will result in annual economic benefits of more

‘We’re tired, but we’re proud’: Tulip festival organizers look ahead to new funding for 2025

Ottawa

Despite dwindling financial support and budget anxieties, this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival ended on a high note, according to executive director Jo Riding.