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.

Air Transat passed up offers to help stranded passengers, Ottawa airport says

Tourism

The Ottawa International Airport Authority says it was prepared to distribute food and water to passengers who were stuck on the tarmac for six hours

Fantastic four: Klipfolio CEO Allan Wille’s summer reading list

Ottawa

I read every evening, usually before going to bed. I’ll flip between fiction and non-fiction, and in the non-fiction realm, books on how to succeed

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How to carve out “me time” (and why it’s important)

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Entrepreneurs often work long hours, trying to do everything themselves and assuming they’ll be able to slow down once their efforts pay off. “If you

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The answers to these four questions are the keys to maxing your productivity

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Productivity appears elusive. Our calendars are filled. Our tasks compete for time. It seems like we cannot get everything done that we need to get

La Machine roars life into Ottawa businesses

Tourism

Long Ma the dragon horse wasn’t the only winner in the four-day-long march of La Machine through Ottawa as downtown businesses were packed with customers.

Who’s winning government work in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

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Three hacks to help companies avoid the summer slowdown

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Between vacations, holidays, and “half-day” Fridays, it’s common for employees to slow down as the weather heats up, with workplace productivity dropping up to 20%

Blogging from Silicon Valley: M&A lessons from Cisco

Ottawa

Day six of the Telfer Executive MBA’s Silicon Valley experience was spent in San José, where we visited two highly successful tech companies and long-time

Parliament security responds to criticism over Ottawa’s Canada Day fiasco

Tourism

The Parliamentary Protective Service is arguing bad weather, geographic restrictions and a lack of food were to blame for the long lines on Canada Day

WestJet increases Ottawa flights to Toronto, Edmonton

Tourism

The country’s second-largest airline is boosting the number of flights between Ottawa and two other Canadian cities as the carrier expands service across its network.