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Downtown businesses happy to have been dug out after major snowstorms in Ottawa

More than a week after the city was blanketed in heavy snow, at least two major business areas say they’re happy to have been dug out.

Being a vendor on the Rideau Canal comes with some challenges, first-timer Gary Wu discovers

For a first-time vendor on the Rideau Canal Skateway, Gary Wu said business has been brisk. However,...

Markham’s Sienna Senior Living acquiring Stittsville retirement home for $48M

A southern Ontario company is acquiring a retirement home in Ottawa’s west end for $48 million in...

Op-ed: The state of DEI and why we must stand firm

In recent years, the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have become essential pillars in shaping...

‘A born leader’: Ottawa business and community builder Sol Shinder dies at 90

Sol Shinder’s status as a giant of Ottawa business was already secure when his younger brother Lionel’s...

Two Carleton profs want to help Canadian businesses ‘pull up their socks’ in face of U.S. tariffs

Two professors from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business have developed a program to help Canadian businesses...

Live Nation Canada brings ‘History Ottawa’ venue to former Chapters store on Rideau St.

The new music and entertainment venue being constructed in the former Chapters location on Rideau Street officially has a name.

La Cité adding two new degree programs in business

College La Cité announced Tuesday it will begin offering a three-year bachelor of commerce degree program and a four-year specialized bachelor of commerce – management degree program.

Beyond the Pale owner plans to bring events back to the space once occupied by the Courtyard

The owner of Beyond the Pale Brewing Co., which took over the space in the ByWard Market...

Higher hopes: Creative Dev raises proposed Montreal Road rental complex to 21 storeys

In a revised planning application recently filed with the city, Creative Dev Ventures says it wants to build a 21-storey residential highrise at 1815 Montreal Rd., a few hundred metres east of Blair Road and about a kilometre north of the Gloucester Centre.
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