Ottawa

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Ottawa pot shops reopening after police raids

Retail

Despite a raid on Chinatown’s CannaBotanix Dispensary at 646 Somerset St. Friday that left two people arrested, the shop was back to normal operations Monday.

Ottawa retail resurgence in store for 2017

Retail

After a flurry of activity in 2016 that saw the Rideau Centre unveil a $360-million expansion and Costco open a new outlet in Barrhaven, the

Ottawa cannabis investment firm to acquire stake in marijuana testing company

Ottawa

Ottawa-based cannabis investment firm CannaRoyalty Corp. (CSE:CRZ) says it’s acquiring a 20 per cent stake in Anandia Laboratories Inc., a company that specializes in marijuana

Gatineau rolls closer to transit strike

Ottawa

Union cries foul after reps disciplined Gatineau buses could soon grind to a halt amid growing antagonism between the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO)

Marie Boivin out as Ottawa Chamber chair; Accu-Rate halts service

Ottawa

The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce is currently without a chairperson as its former board leader, Marie Boivin, continues to battle sanctions by the U.S. Treasury

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate dips to 6.1% as feds keep hiring

Ottawa

After hitting a record high in November, the number of people working in the National Capital Region dipped slightly last month as employers shed 500

Forty Under 40 nominations now open

Ottawa

For 20 straight years, the Ottawa Business Journal has been honouring the top 40 professionals under the age of 40 to highlight the talent within

Ottawa-Gatineau rail link likely a decade away, despite political support

Ottawa

Gatineau’s mayor says a light-rail transit line could connect both sides of the Ottawa River. By Dylan C. Robertson In a year-end interview with Radio-Canada, Mayor

Opinion: How long does it take Ottawa’s highest-paid CEOs to earn your salary?

Ottawa

Each year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives releases a report criticizing what it argues are “exorbitantly high” levels of executive compensation, drawing attention to income

Update: Ottawa’s Fresco Bistro Italiano, The Guest Room closing on Elgin Street

Sports and Entertainment

Fresco Bistro Italiano’s Elgin Street location, as well as its adjoining cocktail lounge The Guest Room, are both closing on Thursday. Jim Bickford, who co-owned