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How Ottawa quelled the Spanish flu in 1918
Just as in 2020, officials closed schools and theatres and, eventually, churches, pool halls and bowling alleys.
Hexo to raise $40M in new financing
Gatineau cannabis producer Hexo says it is planning to raise $40 million in an underwritten public offering that’s expected to close early next week. Hexo
Unemployment rate spikes in Ottawa-Gatineau amid COVID-19 slowdown
Initial wave of cuts leads to loss of 17,200 jobs in the National Capital Region
Superette CEO cheers Ontario’s decision to reopen cannabis market
Superette CEO Mimi Lam is taking her cannabis retailing business to the street after the Ontario government backtracked on last week’s decision to shut down
Ottawa Jazz Festival cancels 2020 edition; other events eye revamped celebrations
Move follows city’s extension of ban on public gatherings to June 30.
Retail cannabis ban delivers blow to Donnelly Group’s Ottawa expansion plans
The Ontario government’s decision late last week to change course and order pot stores to close feels like a bit of a double whammy to
Ottawa rejects closing traffic lanes to make more room for pedestrians
Officials concerned move may draw more people out; urge residents to stay inside or use less popular routes
City to put more than 4,000 workers on unpaid leave
The City of Ottawa is putting more than 4,000 part-time workers on unpaid leave as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of many municipal
Marketing Ottawa’s music industry amid COVID-19
Industry group’s new boss has a daunting task ahead: sustaining an industry that makes its money from people congregating in large groups when such gatherings
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The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow
The $500-million fundraising campaign is the largest in our city’s history. It will reshape the future of healthcare in Ottawa and beyond.
