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Downtown Ottawa businesses say enhanced Canada Day security could attract more customers
Downtown businesses are confident enhanced security measures for Canada Day will actually bring more people downtown. Kevin McHale, acting executive director of the Sparks Street
MNP bolsters Eastern Ontario footprint with Brockville merger
A national accounting firm with a growing Ottawa presence will become even larger this summer when it merges with a Brockville professional services firm. On
In battle against Uber, Ottawa taxi operators push mobile ride-hailing apps
As traditional taxi companies adjust to competing against ride-hailing services such as Uber, an Ottawa taxi brand is releasing a new app that it says
Op-ed: Steering clear of higher auto insurance premiums
You get what you pay for, right? WRONG! It’s what many marketers want us to believe, but often it’s not true. Auto insurance is a
The rules around workplace harassment are changing. Here’s what you need to know
Sgt. Peter Merrifield is an RCMP officer with an interest in politics. In 2005, he ran for the federal Conservative nomination in a southern Ontario
Gatineau’s Totem Offisource wins $1M deal for ministerial furniture
As contractors prepare to reopen West Block for parliamentary business, the federal government has signed a deal with a local firm to buy up to
Charting Renfrew County’s economic future
The historic business ties between Ottawa and Renfrew County are poised to get a major boost in the coming years as one of the Ottawa
Ottawa Chamber marks 160th anniversary
While most of the talk of 2017 anniversaries in Ottawa has been around Canada 150, a local business organization has a decade on the competition.
Federal hiring wanes as Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises to 5.7%
A contraction in Ottawa’s construction sector in May contributed to the region’s unemployment rate rising for the second straight month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Ottawa-Gatineau’s
Gatineau a step closer to getting a new arena
Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin believes the Quebec legislature will soon approve Gatineau’s plan to partner with a private company to build a 4,000-seat arena. Pedneau-Jobin
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