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Gatineau Park to pilot shuttle service from downtown Ottawa

Tourism

The National Capital Region’s conservation park will soon pilot a paid shuttle bus service from downtown Ottawa

Province restores funding to Ottawa’s JazzFest, Tulip Festival, other events

Tourism

The show will go on for TD Ottawa JazzFest, the Canadian Tulip Festival and a number of other local events following the Ontario government’s reversal

Tweed co-founder Chuck Rifici’s cannabis firm Auxly lands $123M from tobacco giant

Ottawa

The additional capital will fuel Auxly’s plans to roll out next-generation cannabis products, such as vaporizers, when legalized in Canada later this year

Ottawa’s Portage Power boosts renewable energy generation capacity

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As it continues expanding in the U.S. and eastern Canada, a local renewable power generation company is adopting a new name as it works to

Lansdowne eyes holiday visitors with European-style Christmas market

Tourism

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group’s bid to attract more visitors to Lansdowne Park year-round will see it launch an annual Christmas market, modelled after the

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

A round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to companies with a local presence between July 15-19

Op-ed: What Ottawa can learn from Europe’s best cities

Ottawa

In part two of a three-part series, OBJ columnist Bruce Firestone looks at what Vienna and Rotterdam are doing to win the increasingly competitive race

Builder says work on Ottawa LRT complete, looks to enter final testing

Ottawa

Rideau Transit Group says it’s finished its work on Ottawa’s light-rail transit system and is ready to enter the final hurdle of testing

Ottawa club and art gallery SAW set to reopen Friday following two-year, $1M renovation

Sports and Entertainment

Well-known Ottawa arts centre SAW reopens to the public Friday evening following two years of construction to triple the size of its gallery and event

Hexo co-founder Adam Miron steps down as chief brand officer

Ottawa

One of Hexo’s co-founder is saying farewell to the Gatineau-based pot producer, hinting that he’s looking to build something new. Adam Miron announced earlier this