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.

Bernie Ashe steps aside as OSEG chief executive

Sports and Entertainment

The original quarterback of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group’s front office is calling it quits. Chief executive Bernie Ashe, who has led the organization

Canopy Growth’s coast-to-coast cannabis business continues to grow

Ottawa

Ottawa-area cannabis producer Canopy Growth has added another province to its distribution channels, this time signing a deal to provide pot to Prince Edward Island

City of Ottawa bylaw calls up 8%

City Hall

Complaints about parking violations once again topped the list of most common beefs.

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Here’s a roundup of the companies with a presence in the National Capital Region that received a federal contract, standing offer or supply arrangement between

Fashion retailer Aubainerie expands to Ottawa with $2M Place d’Orléans store

Retail

One of Quebec’s largest clothing chains has chosen Ottawa for its first Ontario store and says it plans to hire up to 50 employees ahead

Watson: No municipal money for downtown Ottawa NHL arena

City Hall

As negotiations continue to build a new home for the Ottawa Senators at LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said local taxpayers will not contribute

How ready and resilient is your business in this Age of Disruption?

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

World’s security experts converge on Ottawa for inaugural conference, Feb. 27-28

Op-ed: Diving into the ‘Blue Ocean’ of market growth

Ottawa

Book review: Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing — Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth by W. Chan and Renee Maubornge. New York:

Ottawa-based CannaRoyalty forms joint venture on concussion therapy

Ottawa

An Ottawa pot-focussed holding firm is contributing research to cannabis-based concussion therapies through a joint venture with a Canadian pharmaceutical company. CannaRoyalty (CSE:CRZ), which finances and

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Here are the federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to firms with an office in the National Capital Region between Dec. 4-10. Lockheed