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Gala honours Forty Under 40 recipients

Ottawa

The region’s best and brightest young business minds got a rare chance to kick back Thursday night when OBJ and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce celebrated their

Go Give-Back wins Capital Angels speed pitch contest

Ottawa

A speed pitch contest at a ballpark might conjure up thoughts of 98-mile-per-hour fastballs, but pitches of a different kind were delivered earlier this week

City looks to boost sinkhole-affected businesses

Ottawa

The city announced initiatives Friday aimed at helping businesses affected by the massive sinkhole on Rideau Street at Sussex Drive. For the next two Sundays,

Shirley Westeinde takes her place in Plaza of Honour

Ottawa

Given her family’s experience constructing commercial buildings, it seems fitting that Shirley Westeinde’s name is now etched in stone downtown. On Wednesday, a plaque commemorating

Packed house for refugee job fair at city hall

Ottawa

Mohamad Toubeh worked as a car mechanic in Syria for seven years before civil war forced him out of the country. Now, along with more

Feds to invest up to $8M in Innovation Centre

Ottawa

Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains announced Wednesday the federal government will invest up to $8 million in the Innovation Centre

Ottawa restaurateurs feeling the pinch over sinkhole

Ottawa

The cause of Ottawa’s giant downtown sinkhole remains a mystery, but one neighbouring restaurant owner is already considering a class-action lawsuit to recoup lost money.

Three-quarters of sinkhole-affected businesses have reopened: Kanellakos

Ottawa

Construction crews have “stabilized” the sinkhole that opened up downtown, swallowed a van, and closed area businesses last week. City manager Steve Kanellakos emailed a

Opinion: Champions owner having a ball

Sports and Entertainment

Some things appear to be impossible, others just highly implausible. But making baseball work in Ottawa? That Sisyphean task now falls on the shoulders of

Farm Boy looking to southern Ontario and Toronto for growth

Retail

Shoppers in Ottawa have headed to Farm Boy grocery stores for years, fans of its high-quality fruits and vegetables, locally produced artisanal cheeses and private-label