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.

Kontinuum sound and light show a glittering achievement for Ottawa 2017 team

Tourism

When Ottawa 2017 executive director Guy Laflamme was seeking a partner to help pull off his unprecedented plan to build a multimedia exhibit in an

Beyond BlackBerry: Feds loosen restrictions on cellphones for civil servants

Ottawa

Public servants can now hang up their BlackBerrys in favour of other options, as the government moves to expand the types of phones that can

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Feds plan series of interpretive displays to help visitors understand Rideau Canal history

Tourism

Nearly a decade after the Rideau Canal was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the federal government is looking to construct a series of interpretive

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises for fourth straight month to reach 6.3%

Ottawa

In a rare glimpse of negative local economic news this year, employers in Ottawa and Gatineau cut 3,600 jobs last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

Internship with Adecco Canada boss a sweet summer gig for University of Ottawa student

Ottawa

As far as summer jobs that look good on a resume go, “CEO of a Fortune 500 company” has some pretty serious cachet. So when

Ottawa councillor, city staff use zoning rules to put pressure on problematic bars

City Hall

The Mingle Room, the nightclub on Rideau Street where a 25-year-old man was killed in June, is shutting down after the city and the property

Federal contracts: PCL wins $6.2M West Memorial Building job

Ottawa

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. 49 Auriga Dr. Description: West Memorial Building, asset integrity project Buyer: PWGSC $6,200,000 Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. 151 Slater St.

Seven ways to be more productive while working from home

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DavidsTea founder goes green with new fast-food salad venture in Ottawa

Retail

David Segal has a major beef with the fast food business. The Ottawa-born founder of DavidsTea believes Canadian consumers crave much more than just burgers