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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

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

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

Ottawa Champions bringing augmented reality to the field this summer

Sports and Entertainment

The Ottawa Champions will share the field with some virtual competition at RCGT Park this week thanks to a new partnership with an app developer.

After safeguarding G7 summit, Ottawa’s Allen-Vanguard eyeing anti-drone tech market

Defence and Security

From a security perspective, the recent G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., passed mostly without incident. Now, an Ottawa company is stepping up to take a

DoorDash expands to Ottawa with eye to taking bite of growing food delivery market

Ottawa

Food delivery startup DoorDash has made Canada’s capital its latest destination, launching locally Tuesday with more than 1,100 Ottawa-area restaurants and increasing competition in the

Château Laurier extension to be redesigned again

City Hall

Plans to add an extension to the Château Laurier will proceed to planning committee for review, but not before city staff work with the architect

‘Let yourself off the hook’: Ottawa’s Nancy Graham builds business with balance

Ottawa

While entrepreneurs may enjoy the freedom that comes with owning a business and being their own boss, there’s always a tradeoff. The gruelling effort that

Tomlinson at risk of losing out on future city contracts after landfill audit report

City Hall

An investigation into Tomlinson Group’s management of an Osgoode landfill has some city officials questioning whether the firm – one of Ottawa’s largest heavy construction