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Spotting the second wave: uOttawa researchers use wastewater tests to detect COVID-19

A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa is already experimenting with a new method for detecting future outbreaks in the National Capital Region.

Podcast: Ottawa’s reopening, COVID-19 waivers and terra20’s expansion

OBJ's editors go behind the headlines of the top local business stories of the week.

As Ottawa’s economy reopens, businesses look to protect themselves from COVID-19 claims

While fitness chains have beefed up their waivers, local restaurant owners say they won't be requiring customers to sign any legal forms.

Capital Truck Sales plans expansion of Greely dealership

Family-owned company looking to build a 6,250-square-foot addition on its lot fronting Bank Street

‘We’ve been waiting with bated breath’: Local businesses cheer phase three reopening plan

Indoor drinking and dining in bars and restaurants have been given the go-ahead, and movie theatres, fitness centres and playgrounds are also permitted to get back up and running as of Friday.

Podcast: Real estate surprises, keeping COVID-19 off planes, Black entrepreneurship in Ottawa

Weekly podcast also available on SoundCloud and Spotify.

Federal civil servants to get up to $2,500 each for Phoenix ‘pain and suffering’

Tentative PSAC contract settlement for about 70,000 civil servants also includes average annual wage increases of 2% in each of the next three years

What can OakWood build for you?

Whether you’re planning your dream custom home or a renovation, Oakwood provides all the services one needs from one trusted and reliable company.

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate jumps to 9.5%

But latest figures offer hope that job losses in hard-hit sectors have bottomed out

Op-ed: Get ready, Ottawa. Feds’ fiscal snapshot foreshadows upcoming austerity

Columnist Walter Robinson explores whether Liberals’ next budget will be a rerun of 1995 – and how government cuts could weigh on the local economy
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Ottawa is evolving fast. Key developments are impacting all sectors and sizes of business, from AI, innovation and talent to city building and global competitiveness. Who’s making sure business has a strong voice at every decision table? The Ottawa Board of Trade. Join the Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran and OBOT president and CEO Sueling Ching for a dynamic conversation about how OBOT is shaping Ottawa’s economic future, and how business leaders can leverage their network, influence, and momentum to grow. What you will learn: -- How OBOT advocacy helps shape pro-growth policy, investment, and city-building decisions that strengthen the region’s economy. -- The tables, events, and networks where decision-makers meet, partnerships form, and ideas become action. -- How OBOT equips businesses with visibility, market intelligence, influence, and relationships that drive growth year-round.
Ottawa Board of Trade: Powering Ottawa’s Future to Influence to Connect to Grow

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