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NCC ‘not going to limit’ potential retail options at new Elgin Street HQ: Nussbaum

Ottawa, Real Estate

The NCC is slated to move from its current main office at 40 Elgin St. to the former British High Commission building just a few

The Tavern on the Falls patio has been busy despite Ottawa's extreme heat warnings. Photo by Tavern on the Falls.

How hot is too hot? Tourism, restaurant operators say they’ll take the heat over the alternatives

Ottawa, Tourism

As Ottawa comes to the end of a week of extreme temperatures, some local business owners say the heat is better than many of the

City committee approves RioCan’s six-tower Carling Avenue project

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

A major real estate firm’s plan to build six highrises on Carling Avenue that would contain more than 1,700 residential units is one step closer

To mark the 10th anniversary of Tea & Toast, founder and CEO Amy Friesen is introducing a grant for caregivers experiencing burnout. (Supplied)

‘You can’t cry at the office’: There are ways for employers to help the ‘sandwich generation’ cope with burnout

Ottawa

According to Amy Friesen, founder and CEO of Tea & Toast, caregiving on its own can lead to burnout, but the risk is heightened for

Ottawa’s Kroon Electric Corp. raises US$50M to power global expansion drive

Insider Only Ottawa

Rainbow Bistro owner anticipates boost from ‘spill-off’ traffic at new ByWard Market music venue

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Tourism

Danny Sivyer, who opened The Rainbow Bistro on Murray Street in 1984, says the new facility that is expected to take over the former Chapters

Region’s housing starts jump sharply in May, up significantly from last year

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts increased sharply by 225 per cent in May compared to April, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.

My Ottawa: Why YOW CEO Mark Laroche is high on the region and the Bytown hero he’d like to meet

Ottawa

The National Capital Region has it all, according to Mark Laroche, president and CEO of the Ottawa International Airport Authority.

Think you know all about workplace burnout? HR experts say we still don’t know how to solve it

Ottawa, Human Resources

Despite greater awareness around burnout in corporate workplaces, not enough companies are thinking outside of the box when it comes to solutions, said Ottawa organizational