Ottawa

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Ottawa home sales rise in December as OREB hopes ‘consumer confidence is returning’

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

Ottawa home sales ticked up slightly in December compared with a year earlier but were still well below the five-year average as higher mortgage rates

Local businesses benefit as consumers increasingly choose non-alcoholic options

Ottawa

As alcohol sales drop across Canada, local producers and retailers of non-alcoholic beverage alternatives are getting a boost.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate remains 4.6% in December

Ottawa, Top Stories

Ottawa-Gatineau’s job creation engine stalled in December as the unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 per cent amid slowing economic growth. Statistics Canada said Friday

Grant and Pam Hooker BeaverTails lifetime achievement award

With recent mild weather, BeaverTails taking ‘slower’ approach to skateway season prep

Ottawa

Grant Hooker of BeaverTails says his fingers are crossed that the Rideau Canal Skateway will open this winter, but admits he’s taking a cautious approach.

Payroll tax hikes add to CEBA woes for small businesses, CFIB says

Ottawa

More than three-quarters (77 per cent) of small businesses want governments to focus on addressing rising prices and the cost of doing business this year,

Crown Realty adds to Ottawa holdings with acquisition of five-building industrial portfolio

Insider Only Non-Residential, Ottawa, Real Estate

My Ottawa: Erin Benjamin takes us on the best day – and night – ever in Ottawa

Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment

In this instalment of My Ottawa, Erin Benjamin shares her favourite lunch and retail spots, some of the best music venues and local artists on

OBJ is taking a break for the holidays; here’s what to read while we’re away

Ottawa

The team at OBJ will be taking our annual holiday break, but that doesn’t mean your reading list should be empty.

After unsuccessful leadership bid, Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi names his 2024 priorities

Ottawa, Insider Only

Business leaders unite to thank former Invest Ottawa CEO Michael Tremblay

, Ottawa

Ottawa business leaders gathered at Bayview Yards to celebrate Michael Tremblay and his leadership on Ottawa’s innovation and tech scene for the past seven years.