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Expanded MIFO will boost local economy, francophone community centre says

Zenbooks founder Eric Saumure is a rising accounting star, but he turned down a major finance role in Mark Carney’s campaign. Here’s why

Earlier this year, Eric Saumure received a potentially life-changing opportunity: to handle the finances for Mark Carney’s federal election campaign. Despite the potential upsides, Saumure turned it down.

UPDATED: Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 9,500 jobs in June, Statistics Canada says

Ottawa-Gatineau’s economy continued to bleed jobs in June as the region’s unemployment rate rose for the third...

TCC Canada to take over Spaces co-working location on Slater Street

TCC Canada has signed a 10-year lease that will see it occupy about 62,000 square feet on the first five floors at 66 Slater St. starting Dec. 1, with an option to take over the sixth floor.

Federal RTO mandate causes entrepreneurial Ottawa couple to reconsider priorities

When federal government employees were mandated back to the office in 2024, Mehnaz Tabassum and Saif Ahmed found themselves losing huge blocks of time to their commute – along with the energy for what mattered most to them.

How longtime Ottawa chocolatier Heinrich Stubbe is navigating the ‘skyrocketing’ cost of cocoa

With the price of cocoa on a dramatic rise, one Ottawa chocolatier is looking for ways to...

Ottawa’s housing market sizzles during ‘busiest June in quite some time’: OREB

Ottawa’s housing market continued to heat up in June as sales rose more than 10 per cent...

Groupe Mach to replace vacant office tower at 77 Metcalfe St. with new mixed-use highrise

Groupe Mach plans to demolish a vacant 12-storey building at the corner of Metcalfe and Albert streets and replace it with a new highrise containing 234 rental apartments and ground-floor commercial space, a company spokesperson told OBJ.

Will AI make employees more or less human in the workplace? We asked local HR experts

With more companies eager to leverage the efficiencies of artificial intelligence, one HR expert wonders if it...

Notable Ottawa hotels and venues receive funding to improve accessibility for tourists

Funding from Ottawa Tourism will help 10 local venues, including TD Place, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier and Brookstreet Hotel, improve accessibility.
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