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The Sparks Street BIA plans to expand its boundaries beyond the traditional pedestrian mall into a broader part of the downtown core in the new year, the association announced earlier this week. 

Major companies aren’t the only ones jumping on the artificial intelligence bandwagon. Local high schooler Dean Parsons is launching an AI business of his own, and he says we can expect many of his generation to do the same.

The founder of Lynn’s Tailoring, Lynn Truong, comes from a long line of tailors: her grandmother made tablecloths for a living in Vietnam, and her mother founded and ran a dressmaking shop, often soliciting Truong’s help after school.

In this instalment of My Ottawa, Richardson lets us in on his favourite music, his go-to cycling paths, his dreams for Ottawa Senator Brady Tkachuk, and the stylists he trusts with his hair …”Or what’s left of it.”

In a move that could add hundreds of housing units to downtown Gatineau, the new owners of...

OBJ sat down with Martin Imbleau, CEO of VIA HFR, to learn more about the project, its timeline and goals, and what it means for business in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.

With restaurants still recovering from the pandemic, many rely on the busy summer months and sunny days on the patio to bring them through the slower seasons. But according to a recent report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Ottawa has some of the highest fees in the country for first-time patio permits.

Air Canada announced today it will be offering non-stop international flights from Ottawa to London Heathrow Airport beginning next spring.

This year, the conference is expecting a higher number of delegates than in previous years, resulting in a greater projected economic impact for the city, Jérôme Miousse, director of public affairs for Ottawa Tourism, told OBJ.

Once filled with specialty food stores and niche grocers, the ByWard Market has shifted away from its roots as a traditional food market, area business owners say, and some aren’t sure the trend can be reversed.