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Productive partnerships help Escape Manor put growing market on lock

Tourism

As demand for new live entertainment experiences grows, Escape Manor has become the go-to destination for tourism operators looking to add a jolt of excitement

Ottawa’s inflation steady at 2.1% in September, national rate lower at 1.9%

Ottawa

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation held at 2.1 per cent for the second month in a row, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday, mirroring a steady trend

Gatineau’s Hexo to launch low cost cannabis product to undercut illicit market shops

Ottawa

Hexo is moving to undercut prices in the illicit market with a new 28-gram product that costs consumers as much as one dollar less per

Ottawa Hospital CEO Jack Kitts named 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Ottawa

For all his contributions to health care in a career spanning nearly 40 years as a doctor and administrator, Kitts has been named the recipient

Despite Ottawa’s LRT woes, experts say don’t judge right away

Ottawa

Last week’s commuter chaos dominated water cooler discussions, but experts say commuters should not to throw the train under the bus

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate drops to 4.4% in September

Ottawa

Employers in nearly all sectors of the local economy added to their payrolls in September, cutting the National Capital Region’s unemployment rate to its lowest

Constellation Brands chief financial officer named chair at Canopy Growth

Ottawa

The chief financial officer of Canopy Growth Corp.’s largest shareholder has been appointed chair of the cannabis company’s board of directors amid an ongoing shakeup