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: Newspaper’s presence good news for North Grenville

Ottawa

The people of North Grenville and Merrickville, each about a 30-minute drive south of Ottawa, are lucky to have a community newspaper prepared to challenge

Ottawa-area pot firm Canopy Growth applies to list on NYSE

Ottawa

Canopy Growth is looking to take its pot potential to American investors as the country’s largest cannabis company continues to consolidate its production. The Smiths

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate sinks to 4.4%

Ottawa

Employers in the National Capital Region collectively added 8,000 staff to their payrolls last month, the largest monthly gain since January 2012, Statistics Canada reported

Orléans postpones vote on Ottawa chambers of commerce merger

Ottawa

Members of the Orléans Chamber of Commerce voted Thursday morning to hold off on deciding whether to pursue a merger with the West Ottawa Board

Ottawa’s chambers of commerce to vote on amalgamation

Ottawa

Ottawa’s three chambers of commerce are again considering plans to formally amalgamate, though an upcoming vote may leave one of the regional bodies out of

Ice Dragon Boat Festival honoured among Ottawa’s top tourism performers

Tourism

Despite his long-running success leading Ottawa’s summertime Dragon Boat Festival, CEO John Brooman concedes he was initially skeptical when he first considered adding a winter

Ottawa’s Mierins Automotive to sell 10 dealerships to Toronto group

Ottawa

Mierins Automotive Group is handing over the keys to seven of its dealerships in the capital as part of a landmark sale for one of

Stalwart Brewing co-owner rebounds from LCBO ‘setback’ at Lisgar reunion

Ottawa

While Lisgar Collegiate’s 175th anniversary reunion this weekend will showcase the talents of distinguished alumni such as impressionist Rich Little and musician Valdy, it’s a