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.

Ottawa 2017 festivities end on cold note, but officials say Canadians celebrated warmly

Tourism

Heritage Minister Melanie Joly is the first to acknowledge Canada 150 had its share of ups and downs. She doesn’t shy away from mentioning the

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Here are the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to businesses with a local office between Nov. 20-26, 2017. Buttcon East Ltd.

Updated: Cold weather threatens plans for Canada 150 closing on Parliament Hill

Tourism

Mother Nature drowned out Canada Day on Parliament Hill and now she might freeze out New Year’s Eve. Organizers were checking the forecast every hour

OBJ’s top stories of 2017

Ottawa

For Ottawa’s business community, 2017 was a year of achievements, tragedy and mega-deals. As the year draws to a close, OBJ is looking back at

Who made the cover of OBJ in 2017?

Ottawa

As we turn the page to 2018, OBJ looks back at some of the people and businesses that we featured on the front cover of

Ottawa firms put their stamp on Canada Science and Tech Museum revamp

Tourism

For 50 years, Locomotive 6400 has been an iconic symbol of a bygone era in Canadian transportation for visitors to the Canada Science and Technology

Op-ed: Despite fee hike, Costco membership still worth it

Retail

Don’t read this column if you don’t want to save as much as 50 bucks the next time you go grocery shopping. That is the

Overnight tourist visits to Ottawa jump 5.5% on strength of Canada 150 celebrations

Tourism

The number of visitors to Canada’s capital is expected to remain elevated through 2018 thanks in part to the exposure Ottawa gained from the festivities

Video venture puts skills training in focus

Ottawa

As far as Ian Bingeman is concerned, it’s not a contradiction to believe charities should behave more like businesses. The executive director of Youth Ottawa,

Canopy Growth forms joint venture to convert Quebec tomato greenhouse to cannabis growing facility

Ottawa

Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a joint-venture deal with Les Serres Stephane Bertrand Inc., a large-scale tomato greenhouse operator in Quebec. The joint venture will lease