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Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate steady at 4.4% in May

The region’s unemployment rate remained at its lowest level in a generation last month as Ottawa-Gatineau added...

Ottawa craft industries cheer opportunities for expansion under relaxed rules

Small manufacturers such as craft breweries, micro-distilleries and furniture makers will soon find it easier to set...

Ottawa We-Vibe vibrator maker Standard Innovation merges with German firm

A German company will acquire Ottawa’s Standard Innovation Co., with the local firm’s founders stepping aside from...

Ottawa International Airport enables long-haul tourism

With Ottawa’s busy summer tourism season warming up, visitors arriving from both near and far are descending on the National Capital Region.

Provincial election: Naqvi and Chiarelli defeated, PCs and NDP pick up seats in Ottawa (updated)

The Liberals’ 23-year stranglehold on the riding of Ottawa Centre appears to be over amid sweeping changes...

A divided economy: Ottawa tech firms’ confidence soars as retail falls

Ottawa Business Growth Survey sheds light on attitudes, perceptions and plans of local business leaders

Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, West Ottawa Board of Trade members agree to merger

Members of Ottawa’s two largest chambers of commerce have voted nearly unanimously to merge their operations into...

Ottawa law firm Regent teams up with Calgary’s Burstall LLP

A boutique Ottawa law firm that caters to small and medium-sized businesses is joining forces with a...

Op-ed: Splintered Ottawa chambers need one strong voice

Last September, I wrote a piece for this newspaper in which I suggested that Ottawa is currently...

Scotiabank acquires Ottawa-based MD Financial in $2.5-billion deal

The Bank of Nova Scotia made a big play to expand its customer base on Thursday with...
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