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.

Op-ed: Ottawa-area luxury boat rental service worth the investment

Tourism

Should Canadian taxpayers help pay for a luxury boat rental service that began operating recently on the Rideau Canal? I think so, and I wish

Farm Boy, Ottawa tech firms cooking up a retail revolution

Retail

The leader of one of Ottawa’s best-known companies says the time has come for the iconic food retailer to step up its digital game. Farm

#BuyCanadian: Travellers turning to domestic destinations amid U.S. trade tensions

Tourism

Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg had been booked to board a Disney cruise next summer to bask in the untamed wilderness of Alaska, which she had

Canada Day organizers promising quicker lines, tight security

Tourism

Officials are promising shorter queue times for Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital this year, but heavy security measures will once again force revellers

Original OSEG chief Bernie Ashe hailed as ‘visionary’ at retirement festivities

Sports and Entertainment

For the past four seasons, Bernie Ashe’s 24-7 responsibilities meant Redblacks game nights were work nights for the chief executive of the Ottawa Sports and

U.K. firm’s Ottawa offices to help feds find new fighter jets

Defence and Security

Commerce Decisions, a U.K.-based company with offices in Ottawa, has secured a contract with the federal government to support the procurement process for 88 advanced

Gatineau pot producer Hydropothecary graduates to TSX

Ottawa

Hydropothecary is moving up to the Toronto Stock Exchange with a new brand to tackle the soon-to-be-legal recreational cannabis market. The Gatineau-based cannabis producer announced

Ottawa’s rural routes a favourite for tourists and locals

OBJ360 Sponsored, Tourism

Though the urban areas of the nation’s capital have much to offer for visitors and residents alike, the region is also laden with hidden gems

Gatineau proposes $2.1B light-rail line with eye to 2028 launch

Ottawa

The City of Gatineau unveiled an ambitious vision Wednesday for $2.1-billion light-rail line that includes two links with Ottawa’s own rapid-transit network. The 26-kilometre rail