Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Ottawa-area pot investor Canopy Rivers goes public amid cannabis market frenzy

Ottawa

The investment arm of Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth went public on the TSX Venture Exchange Thursday morning, sending an already-hectic cannabis market into even

A family meets a rabbit at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum.

Ottawa Host: Ottawa Tourism launches customer service training for local businesses

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For visitors travelling in an unfamiliar city, helpful advice from a knowledgeable server, driver or front desk employee can transform a trip and leave a

Three generations of the Rivett-Carnac family.

St. Francis Herb Farm: Celebrating 30 years in the Ottawa Valley

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Nestled in the heart of the Ottawa Valley sits one of the area’s best kept secrets: the St. Francis Herb Farm, a pioneering company in

A boy using a mobility device stands smiling

Hydro Ottawa calls on customers to ‘go paperless’ for CHEO

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Hydro Ottawa is making it easier than ever for residents to give back with its annual Go Paperless campaign, in support of the Children’s Hospital

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Systematix IT Solutions Inc. 920-333 Preston St. Provision of IM/IT technical professional services/Informatics professional services Buyer: Treasury Board of Canada $20,000,000 Calian Ltd. 101-340 Legget

Senators tap Ottawa lawyer as new assistant general manager

Sports and Entertainment

Clearly in a rebuilding mode on the ice following last week’s blockbuster trade of star defenceman Erik Karlsson, the Ottawa Senators also continued their front

Watson promises to cut patio fees, boost Invest Ottawa funding in re-election bid

City Hall

In his first major policy announcement of the 2018 election campaign, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson promised nearly $1 million in additional support for the city’s

Cannabis 101: Schools scramble to educate a weed workforce

Ottawa

With the specifics of the Ontario government’s plan to privatize the sale of cannabis still a little hazy, Joël Dubois knows he has his work

Canada Post work stoppage could drive marijuana users to black market: Canopy Growth

Ottawa

Canada’s largest licensed pot producer says a work stoppage at Canada Post could leave many of its customers without their medications, resulting in some looking

Ottawa Citizen, Sun staff vote to approve contract, avert lockout

Ottawa

Unionized staff at the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun have voted in favour of the latest contract offer from Postmedia Inc., averting a potential lockout.