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Ottawa craft industries cheer opportunities for expansion under relaxed rules

City Hall

Small manufacturers such as craft breweries, micro-distilleries and furniture makers will soon find it easier to set up shop in busy retail districts after city

Ottawa We-Vibe vibrator maker Standard Innovation merges with German firm

Ottawa

A German company will acquire Ottawa’s Standard Innovation Co., with the local firm’s founders stepping aside from the newly merged company. Standard Innovation, which develops

Ottawa International Airport enables long-haul tourism

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With Ottawa’s busy summer tourism season warming up, visitors arriving from both near and far are descending on the National Capital Region.

Provincial election: Naqvi and Chiarelli defeated, PCs and NDP pick up seats in Ottawa (updated)

Ottawa

The Liberals’ 23-year stranglehold on the riding of Ottawa Centre appears to be over amid sweeping changes across the province leading to a Progressive Conservative

A divided economy: Ottawa tech firms’ confidence soars as retail falls

Ottawa

Ottawa Business Growth Survey sheds light on attitudes, perceptions and plans of local business leaders

Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, West Ottawa Board of Trade members agree to merger

Ottawa

Members of Ottawa’s two largest chambers of commerce have voted nearly unanimously to merge their operations into a single organization. On Tuesday, 78 of 80

Ottawa law firm Regent teams up with Calgary’s Burstall LLP

Ottawa

A boutique Ottawa law firm that caters to small and medium-sized businesses is joining forces with a Calgary firm in a bid to broaden its

Op-ed: Splintered Ottawa chambers need one strong voice

Ottawa

Last September, I wrote a piece for this newspaper in which I suggested that Ottawa is currently undergoing a positive transformation which will fundamentally alter

Scotiabank acquires Ottawa-based MD Financial in $2.5-billion deal

Ottawa

The Bank of Nova Scotia made a big play to expand its customer base on Thursday with a deal to acquire Ottawa-based financial adviser MD

Orleans for your business campaign launch

‘Orléans is the place to be’

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A talented workforce, relatively high household income and a strong sense of community are among the reasons several Ottawa entrepreneurs say they chose Orléans as