Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

DragonWave to raise $US6 million in new IPO

Ottawa

Ottawa-based DragonWave says it plans to raise US$6 million through a new public offering in the United States. The offering will see DragonWave (TSX:DWI)(NASDAQ:DRWI) issue

Grey Cup 2017 ‘a gift’ for city’s economy, local businesses say

Sports and Entertainment

Business owners in the Glebe and Ottawa hoteliers say they’re expecting to see a boost to their businesses when the nation’s capital hosts the Grey

Ottawa to host 2017 Grey Cup, coincides with Canada’s 150th anniversary

Sports and Entertainment

The 2017 Grey Cup will take place at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge made the announcement on Sunday night.

Soldier for a day: executive training with a twist

Ottawa

Imagine pushing back from the keyboard and picking up a machine gun that fires 100 rounds per minute. How about swapping your BlackBerry for a

Pokemon Go boosting local business with parties and pub crawls

Ottawa

Confederation Park might be ground zero for Ottawa Pokemon Go trainers but a swath of other events – including two pub crawls – are luring

WiLAN sees revenue cut in half during second quarter

Ottawa

Ottawa-based WiLAN saw its revenue drop by more than more half during its second quarter of 2016 compared with the same period the year before.

Young entrepreneur wins prize at Montreal International Startup Festival

Ottawa

Shaun MacLellan says he was on the fence about going to the Montreal International Startup Festival. By Jacob Serebrin “I wasn’t really expecting much going

Transit revenues down across Canada, StatsCan finds

Ottawa

OC Transpo’s not the only one scrounging for change between the O-Train seats. New data from Statistics Canada shows passenger bus and urban transit revenues

You’re out: majority of Combat baseball bats to be discountinued

Ottawa

An Ottawa brand of baseball bats will no longer be made locally. Performance Sports Group, the owner of sports equipment brands like Bauer and Easton,

Full steam ahead for privately owned passenger railway

Ottawa

He might be riding his proposal for a privately backed commuter train into uncharted territory, but that hasn’t dampened Joseph Potvin’s sense of optimism. Mr.