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Enforcement of on-street parking rules to return June 29

Some parking restrictions had been lifted earlier this spring as many residents began working from home amid COVID-19.

Confederation Line faces four-day maintenance shutdown next week

Line will be closed completely on June 21 and will operate only between Blair Station and the University of Ottawa from June 22-24.

WestJet resuming Ottawa-Calgary flights in July

Airline says service between YOW and Alberta’s biggest city will resume July 5.

Ottawa residents celebrate reopening of patios, salons and other businesses

Diefenbaker announces July reopening plans

Local lockdowns push Ottawa entertainment businesses into new global markets

Forced to close their doors to live audiences, some Ottawa businesses have reinvented themselves online since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Behind the headlines of Ottawa’s top business stories

OBJ publisher Michael Curran looks at the week’s biggest stories and how Ottawa’s business community is emerging from the ongoing economic challenges.

Highlander Pub closing Rideau Street location

Closure comes as city looks for ways to support ByWard Market businesses.

SmoQue Shack closing ByWard Market restaurant

Eatery’s menu will continue to be offered at the Beyond the Pale SmoQue House in the City Centre complex.

Lights, camera, action: Capital’s film and TV industry set to resume – slowly

With Toronto studios still closed, some observers say Ottawa could grab an even bigger slice of the film & TV production pie.

Ottawa’s NordikLeaf acquired by Fairway Green Cannabis

Fairway leadership team includes Michael Inskip, IP lawyer Gordon Freedman
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