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A Lyft with Rob Woodbridge: Merging transportation with social impact

Since its launch in Ottawa over a year and a half ago, operating as a socially responsible...

Growing labour force pushes Ottawa’s unemployment rate up to 4.4% in November

The region’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in November as a rise in the size of the labour force outpaced a slight increase in the overall number of workers

Op-ed: Three quotes from the throne speech that will affect Ottawa-Gatineau businesses

Chris Day highlights three quotes from Thursday's throne speech that will have bearing on the business climate here in the capital

Zip line connecting Ottawa and Gatineau to open in summer 2020

Ottawa-Gatineau residents and visitors to the National Capital Region will get the chance to take in an exhilarating new perspective of the Ottawa River and surrounding structures next year

Second Cup owner acquiring Bridgehead in play to take coffee brand beyond Ottawa

Ottawa’s most prominent local coffee retailer is turning to new ownership with deeper pockets in a bid to jumpstart its plans to expand beyond the National Capital Region

Stand-by replacement buses for LRT to cost $95K per week, city committee hears

OC Transpo’s emergency rollout of buses that are idling at a city-owned ballpark in case the LRT breaks down is expected to cost taxpayers $95,000 a week

Giving Guide: When good deeds make great business sense

Corporate philanthropy programs allow businesses to make a difference in their community while gaining brand visibility

‘Ladies and gentlemen’ a phrase of the past on board some Canadian airlines

"It sounds a bit old-fashioned."

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

The Stittsville Shooting Range is among local companies winning business with the federal government

Former McMillan employees still owed severance as Ottawa ad agency applies for creditor protection

Former employees of a major Ottawa advertising agency that recently applied for creditor protection say they “feel...
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