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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.

Breathe luxury vacation rentals acquires Sandbanks tour agency, fuelling expansion across Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Tourism

Ottawa-based Breathe Vacation Rentals is continuing its expansion across Ontario and western Quebec with the acquisition of Sandbanks Vacations, a popular tour and rental agency

Hot reads of summer 2023: OBJ’s favourite 10 stories to keep you busy

Ottawa

Stay in the loop, check out our summer coverage, and stay tuned for even more OBJ content when we return on Aug. 14.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate ticks up to 4.5% in July

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate continued to rise last month as the workforce kept growing faster than the number of new jobs created. Statistics Canada said Friday

Restaurants eye fall price hikes as cost of cooking oil, ingredients rises

Ottawa

Local restaurants are eyeing fall price adjustments to keep pace with inflation, which is raising the costs of basic ingredients, including cooking oils.

Shopify optimistic about ‘new shape’ of business following layoff, AI announcements

Ottawa, Techopia

Shopify says it recorded a US$1.3-billion loss in its most recent quarter as the company laid off 20 per cent of staff and sold its

Centretown BIA officially launches with new look, strategic plan

Ottawa

The Bank Street BIA has officially rebranded and will now be known as the Centretown BIA.

Op-ed: Meta has crossed a line by banning news – how OBJ suggests that you respond

Canada & World, Ottawa

“I’ve got a lot to say about this, some of which might be surprising, some of which might be illuminating. Buckle up,” writes OBJ publisher

Ottawa Tourism introduces new Visit Ottawa Pass in effort to spark visitor economy, tourism

Ottawa, Tourism

Ottawa Tourism is ramping up efforts to attract visitors and encourage locals to explore the city with the new virtual Visit Ottawa Pass.

Bridgehead sees revenues jump 26% in Q2

Ottawa, Retail

Bridgehead’s revenues continued to perk up in the second quarter as the Ottawa-based coffee retailer posted sales gains of more than 25 per cent compared