Ottawa

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Opinion: Heady days for Ottawa’s retail market

Retail

Business is booming at two of Ottawa’s biggest regional shopping malls – the Rideau Centre and Bayshore Shopping Centre – and the city’s retailers generally

Revenues up, losses down at Canopy Growth Corp.

Ottawa

Canopy Growth Corp., the largest of Canada’s publicly traded marijuana companies, trimmed its losses in its 2016 financial year. The Smiths Falls-based company says it

Fire and ice: Dragon Boat Festival could make an appearance at Winterlude 2017

Ottawa

A new cold-weather take on dragon boat racing could be coming to Ottawa next year, according to organizers of Ottawa’s Dragon Boat Festival. Festival president

Home of ‘Obama Cookie’ hopes president wants seconds

Retail

Here’s hoping the president wants seconds. Staff at the Moulin de Provence bakery in the ByWard Market are busy baking as many maple leaf cookies

‘Everything aligning’ for Ottawa’s economy, new chamber chair says

Ottawa

As a partner in a successful financial services company, Marie Boivin knows firsthand the challenges entrepreneurs face each day. The newest chair of the Ottawa

Carleton to partner with Indian institutions on innovation, investment initiatives

Ottawa

Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence announced partnerships Thursday with three Indian institutions to deliver programming that will give Canadians the skills and knowledge needed

Planning committee to consider scrapping old parking bylaw

City Hall

More small restaurants and grocery stores may pop up in urban neighbourhoods, now that the City of Ottawa is overhauling a decades-old parking bylaw. On

Local production company partners with CPAC for documentaries broadcast

Sports and Entertainment

An Ottawa production studio announced Thursday it has found a home for two commemorative World War I documentaries. Sound Venture Productions will partner with the

Patio fest coming to the ByWard Market

Ottawa

Ottawa’s newest summer festival will be opening up Clarence Street to pedestrians and unlimited patios come July. “Clarence is the place to be for patios

Outgoing Invest Ottawa CEO Lazenby touts capital as Canada’s ‘hottest tech sector’

Ottawa

After five years as the capital’s “VP of sales,” Bruce Lazenby stayed true to form in his last major public appearance as head of Invest