Bourbon Street in Ottawa? City to debate changes to alcohol policies
Ottawa is getting ready to party in 2017 with changes to the city’s alcohol policy. Don’t get too excited – this isn’t New Orleans and
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Bourbon Street in Ottawa? City to debate changes to alcohol policies
Ottawa is getting ready to party in 2017 with changes to the city’s alcohol policy. Don’t get too excited – this isn’t New Orleans and
Kanata Central businesses likely to form BIA in 2017: Ottawa councillor
Plans for a Kanata Central Business Improvement Area (BIA) are coming closer to reality. Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson held a meeting with businesses in
Gatineau marijuana producer Hydropothecary announces plans to go public
A Gatineau-based medical marijuana firm with a self-declared goal of becoming the “Coca-Cola of cannabis” has unveiled a new 36,000-square-foot growing facility as well as

More than houses: Habitat for Humanity volunteer eQ Homes builds communities
Building homes runs in the Kardish family. His father, David, is vice-president of land development at the Regional Group and would take his son out

uOttawa Innovates builds bridges with Faculty of Engineering alumni
It’s been a priority for Dr. Ioan Nistor, Interim Dean, from the day he joined the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Engineering – break that
First Confederation Line train to hit Ottawa tracks soon
First of 34 trains arrives in Ottawa There is still a lot of concrete to pour and track to lay down, but the first Confederation
Opinion: Going the extra mile to earn rewards? It’s not always worth it
Who can resist getting something for nothing? I certainly can’t, which is why I collect both Air Miles and Aeroplan reward points. But it’s growing
Chateau Laurier expansion plans scaled back
The development team behind the controversial proposed addition to the Chateau Laurier presented a revised vision of the plan to the public on Thursday night
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Ontario’s Liberals and Progressive Conservatives each held their own in two provincial byelections Thursday. In Ottawa-Vanier, PC leader Patrick Brown failed in his stated goal
Ottawa’s inflation rate accelerates to 1.6% in October
The annual inflation rate in the nation’s capital increased for the second straight month, driven in part by a rise in gasoline prices, Statistics Canada
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