Ottawa

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Opinion: Landing a good deal with airfare loyalty points

Retail

I tried to cash in my Aeroplan points recently for a round-trip flight from Ottawa to London, England – only to discover that I would be

Algonquin College benefits from new Lone Star location

Sports and Entertainment

To mark the official opening Monday of its fifth Ottawa location, Lone Star Texas Grill has raised $15,000 for a bursary program at the Algonquin

CFL honours OSEG with Commissioner’s Award

Sports and Entertainment

The Canadian Football League has presented its Commissioner’s Award – for outstanding contributions to football in Canada – to the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

Keep on truckin’: food vendor spots open up

City Hall

The city is calling on anyone who is interested in taking one of the nine vacant spaces for the upcoming 2015 street food vending season.

Brier to inject $15 million into local economy: Watson

Sports and Entertainment

As the city ramps up for multiple events in 2017 to mark Canada’s sesquicentennial, a major sporting event just can’t wait, as the Canadian Curling

City lays more Uber-related charges, monitors Toronto legal action

City Hall

The city of Ottawa has laid 14 unlicensed taxi driver and taxi cab-related charges against individual drivers since Uber arrived in the capital at the

City hall to watch Toronto legal action against Uber closely

City Hall

Ottawa residents don’t want unregulated drivers shuttling people around for money, Coun. Mark Taylor said Wednesday. Mr. Taylor, who heads the community and protective services

General Dynamics lands two DND contracts

Defence and Security

General Dynamics announced Thursday it has signed two contracts with the Department of National Defence, one for construction and the other for servicing a network

Opinion: Does Ottawa need an economic action plan?

Ottawa

A few months ago, I wrote an opinion piece in OBJ about how the Ottawa economy isn’t what it used to be. I received many

New defence procurement curriculum coming to Telfer

Defence and Security

The Telfer School of Management announced Monday it has partnered with Lockheed Martin Canada to develop new curriculum focused on complex program management and defence procurement studies.