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Coffee by day, cocktails by night: Three Ottawa cafes and how they’re adding to the nighttime buzz

For most coffee shops, the day typically ends in the early evening, just as neighbouring bars and restaurants come to life. But some local cafes like Oat Couture are experimenting with ways to reach the nighttime crowd and keep their doors open later. 

Upping the ante: Brigil raises height of proposed tower near Bayshore mall to 40 storeys

In documents recently filed with the city, Brigil has revised its application from 2021 that proposed a 30-storey tower just north of the intersection of Ramsey Crescent and Dumaurier Avenue.

After 5 years offering sensory-friendly hours, Ottawa’s NU Grocery pleased to see it catching on across Canada

About five years ago, Ottawa retailer NU Grocery implemented sensory-sensitive shopping hours, following a request from a customer. Now, co-owner Valerie Leloup says she hopes other grocery stores and businesses will help the initiative catch on.

Local firm MondouxRollins says private companies are getting on board with governance

In the last few years, Jennifer Mondoux has noticed a trend among mid-market private companies. More than ever, founders and executives are curious about governance, and looking for ways to strategically build up their boards. 

Quebec firm’s two-building plan adds to growing list of housing projects in Kanata North

The spate of development projects slated for Kanata North continues to grow as another builder has filed...

Developer’s two-tower proposal for Barrhaven includes nearly 600 rental units

An Ottawa developer has submitted a proposal to build two mixed-use towers of 26 and 35 storeys...

Investors seeking ‘comfort’ in suburban malls as retail market picks up, broker says

Echoing the findings of several recent studies, a prominent local real estate executive says Ottawa’s retail investment...

Bright Side of (Downtown) Business: With strong roots in Ottawa, Hair Republic expands into Toronto

After working in salons with unhealthy, competitive environments for years, Ottawa stylist Michelle Nguyen decided the industry needed a change. Her ideas of collaboration and eco-friendliness paved the way for a salon chain that’s now sweeping across Ontario.

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know

Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air.

Global tech outage could be ‘most expensive bug of all time,’ Ottawa cybersecurity expert says

The latest developments on the Canadian impacts of the global technology outage that is causing massive disruptions to companies and services around the world.

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