Ottawa

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Former OBJ editor Leo Valiquette dies after five-year cancer battle

Ottawa

Leo Valiquette was a gifted writer and an absolute stickler for procedure and etiquette when interviewing a source, even for a class assignment …Twenty-five years

Pierre-Paul Henrie, managing partner at Norton Rose Fulbright

Bright Side of (Downtown) Business: Norton Rose Fulbright honours firm’s history, culture in new office

Ottawa

Though John Naccarato never got to work on the fifth floor of 99 Bank St. after Norton Rose Fulbright moved in November 2023, his smiling

World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in 2026 will have $13M economic impact on Ottawa

Ottawa, Insider Only

Air Canada increases service to YOW by almost 60% over last year

Ottawa

Air Canada announced Friday it is increasing its service to Ottawa with up to 30 additional weekly flights for the winter season compared to last

A ByWard Market revival this summer will mean more people creating ‘collective safety,’ official says

Ottawa

As the ByWard Market District Authority moves forward with its mandate to revive the popular area, executive director Zachary Dayler says there’s one underrated contributor

Tourism sector rolls out road map to boost visitor numbers to pre-pandemic levels

Ottawa, Tourism

The tourism industry rolled out a road map Thursday it hopes will bring more visitors to Canada after the bruising it took during the COVID-19

‘We accept the risk’: Jeweller who’s moving from Rideau Centre to Sussex Dr. not fazed by security concerns

Ottawa

Magpie Jewellery owner Martin Wright is excited to join the ByWard Market business community, as the store relocates to Sussex Drive despite recent concerns about