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.

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

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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

Here’s how Ottawa business leaders feel about the economy

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Ottawa Business Growth Survey based on responses with hundreds of local business leaders.

With legalization secured, Ottawa-area pot firms head to public markets for extra capital

Ottawa

The day after the Senate passed a bill permitting the purchase and consumption of cannabis nationally, Ottawa-area pot firms were looking to the public markets

Ottawa entrepreneurs look to spark honest talk at mental health forum

Ottawa

Ottawa entrepreneurs will open up about their own mental health at an event this week aimed at promoting honest and oftentimes difficult conversations in the