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Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

Pacific Safety Products 124 Fourth Ave., Arnprior Special-purpose clothing Buyer: Correctional Service of Canada $2,078,226 Canadian Airmotive 3-220 Hunt Club Rd. Space and water heating

RTG’s work on Ottawa LRT not substantially complete: independent certifier

Ottawa

Rideau Transit Group has not achieved substantial completion on Ottawa’s light rail transit line, according to an independent certifier, but the city still expects to

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation stays at 1.7% despite carbon tax pressure

Ottawa

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate kept steady at 1.7 per cent for a third straight month in April while the rest of Ontario and Canada saw

Pelican co-owner Jim Foster is hooked on the seafood business

Retail

On the Ottawa seafood scene, Jim Foster is what you’d call a big fish. For years now, the 55-year-old entrepreneur has been the friendly face

Chaudière Crossing to remain closed to vehicles until August

Ottawa

A key linkage between Ottawa and Gatineau will remain closed until August for planned construction after flood waters forced its closure two weeks ago. Public

Ottawa MPP Marie-France Lalonde seeks federal seat in Orléans

Ottawa

Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he’s vacating after just one

Larger workforce, job losses drive Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate up to 5.5% in April

Ottawa

The National Capital Region’s unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of a percentage point in April as more residents joined the labour market while the total number of

Ontario raising 417 speed limit to 110 km/h in pilot project

Ottawa

Ontario will be raising speed limits to 110 kilometres an hour on Highway 417 and two other 400-series highways in the province. Transportation Minister Jeff

Confederation Line progress on track, Ottawa transit boss confident in LRT summer launch

Ottawa

While all 13 stations on the Confederation Line have occupancy permits, more work still needs to be done on the vehicles themselves before light rail

Ottawa Senators shake up front office with departure of COO Ruszkowski

Sports and Entertainment

The Ottawa Senators’ front office is going through a significant line change this off-season as the organization is naming new executives amid the departure of