Ottawa

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Connected vehicles: Some Ottawa truckers to get traffic light tech under pilot project

Ottawa

Remember the last time you had to slam on the breaks at a succession of frustratingly ill-timed red lights? By Adam Kveton Or hit the gas

Feds pledge to recoup overpayments from civil servants affected by Phoenix debacle

Ottawa

The federal government will get back all of the money it has overpaid civil servants through its problem-plagued payroll system, the deputy minister in charge

Council gives OK to LeBreton Flats location for new $168M library

City Hall

Ottawa City Council has made its final choice for the new central library’s location, approving the site at LeBreton flats, with one dissenting vote and

Ottawa-Gatineau population climbs to 1.32 million; falls behind Calgary

Ottawa

Ottawa’s population has increased faster than Canada as a whole over the last five years, but rapid growth in Alberta unseated the capital as the

People on the move: Kenneth MacAskill joins Klipfolio as CFO

Ottawa

Pascal St-Jean, Peter Bernhardt, Shahab Siddiqui and Brad Smith are among the local businesspeople accepting new positions. Kenneth MacAskill is Klipfolio’s new chief financial officer. Mr. MacAskill brings

Ottawa businesses eyeing Ogdensburg as gateway to lucrative U.S. market

Ottawa

A 40-minute commute and a quick border hop away from Ottawa lies the small town of Ogdensburg, N.Y. The population is hardly more than 10,000,

Minister tells overpaid public servants to set aside money for Phoenix repayment

Ottawa

The minister responsible for the federal government’s troubled payroll system says she’s more concerned about paying employees who haven’t received what they’re owed than she

Ottawa cat cafe attracting customers looking for ‘purr therapy’

Retail

Ottawa’s cat café entrepreneur has her paws on a location. By Adam Kveton Josée Cyr announced just a few days ago that her cat café, expected

Inaugural Prism Awards in Ottawa honour excellence in coaching

Ottawa

A sold-out crowd of 75 individuals gathered at the University of Ottawa last week for Ottawa’s first Prism Awards to honour businesses and organizations with

Ottawa firms look to score big with celebrity endorsement deals

Sports and Entertainment

One of the NHL’s most gifted offensive defencemen, Erik Karlsson is known to hockey aficionados everywhere as the engine that drives the Ottawa Senators’ attack.