Ottawa

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Home sales up year-over-year in August, but ‘further fluctuations’ expected: Ottawa Real Estate Board

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential, Top Stories

Ottawa’s housing market picked up slightly in August compared with a year earlier, but the leader of the city’s real estate board warned more fluctuations

Ottawa Tourism offers one-time ‘emergency’ funding for major festivals

Ottawa, Top Stories, Tourism

As festivals and events in the city continue to recover from the pandemic, Ottawa Tourism has announced it will provide one-time emergency financial support.

National Capital Region’s unemployment rate ticks up to 4.8% in August: StatCan

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose again in August as the region’s workforce continued to grow faster than the number of new jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday.

People walking along Sparks Street - BIA

Downtown, suburban BIAs plan expansions after COVID exposed businesses needing support

Ottawa, Insider Only

Zak’s Diner chosen from across Canada to collaborate with Simons on limited-edition T-shirt

Ottawa

Beloved ByWard Market restaurant Zak’s Diner is gaining national exposure through a streetwear label sold by Canadian fashion retailer La Maison Simons.

Up Close: Former NHLer Shawn Rivers on how he found ‘happiness after hockey’

Ottawa

After retiring from hockey at 30, former NHLer Shawn Rivers bought a small Ottawa signage company. He’s since grown Gunn Media into an established brand

Canada’s tech industry experiencing shift away from remote work

Ottawa

While companies in other industries are mandating workers return to the office, the tech sector’s shift is notable—and even shocking to some—because the industry was