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Sales of new homes jump in November, with condo towns becoming the purchase of choice

Sales of new homes in Ottawa were up significantly in November, with condo townhomes becoming a popular...

Op-ed: Ottawa’s future hinges on a full-time return to office

The time for hesitation is over. Ottawa needs a full-time return to office if we are to thrive....

Small businesses struggle to help consumers seeking in-transit packages, refunds

Though most Canada Post workers are back on the job today, small businesses are still grappling with...

Ottawa’s rent growth accelerates in 2024 amid rise in pricier new inventory: CMHC

Nearly 5,900 new apartments were added to Ottawa’s purpose-built rental supply between October 2023 and October 2024, CMHC said.

Housing starts in the region down in November, but up from the year-ago period

While housing starts continued to rise nationally in November, the Ottawa-Gatineau region saw another drop last month, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Minto Apartment REIT enters B.C. market, acquires 50% stake in North Vancouver property

Minto Apartment REIT has planted its flag on the West Coast after acquiring a stake in a...

My Ottawa: Outgoing U.S. Ambassador David L. Cohen talks hockey diplomacy and ice cream

Next month, U.S. Ambassador David Cohen will bid goodbye to Canada’s capital city, his home away from home for the past four years. 

Nahon family, owners of Calabogie Lodge, buy historic Wakefield Mill hotel

Ottawa’s Nahon family are the new owners of the Wakefield Mill Hotel and Spa in Wakefield, Que.  The...

More execs eyeing full return to office for staff, saying innovation and collaboration lacking

Federal employees are not the only ones being asked to return to the office, according to one local observer, as increasingly disillusioned executives make plans to switch course from hybrid to full-time in-person. 

Op-ed: Proposed HART Hub in Chinatown doesn’t take small business concerns into account

In Ottawa’s Chinatown, the small business community forms a vibrant network of restaurants, shops and services that...
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