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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...

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 all private pot sales in the province.

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 the owner of Hobo Cannabis.

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...

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 are now banned.

Coping with COVID-19: A CEO of the Year’s leadership lessons

Ross says much of the work for its approximately 830 employees has stopped, but the company has avoided layoffs.

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