Sports and Entertainment

An Ottawa-based professional services firm is helping entertainment moguls Snoop Dogg and Neko Sparks find Canadian investors for their consortium that’s attempting to buy the Ottawa Senators.

With union members still out on picket lines in full force, Bar Robo owner Scott May says he’s currently enjoying “far and away” the busiest week at his downtown coffee, cocktail and live music venue since the pandemic began more than three years ago.

In Ottawa, the Mayfair Theatre and the ByTowne Cinema have co-existed in the market for decades. But in the aftermath of the pandemic and with changes in the industry, can it continue?

The Digital Arts Resource Centre's health insurance is provided through the Arts and Entertainment Plan, a national, not-for-profit insurer created exclusively for artists.

"Love or hate professional sports, you cannot deny the ability of a sports team to energize and galvanize a city," writes OBJ publisher Michael Curran.

Some of the biggest boosters of a new downtown Sens arena will get a chance to express their support for the project directly to NHL boss Gary Bettman next week.

Desmond McNamee says it was the isolating side of the gym experience inspired him and his business partner, Guillem Ros, to invent their weight-lifting tracker app Hevy. 

A new private equity firm based in Ottawa says it has acquired the company behind one of the world's largest pornography site, Pornhub.

Citing a source familiar with the sales process, Sportico said the bids will be whittled down to a shortlist in the near future and site visits will commence later this month.

NCC’s board of directors heard Thursday that talks aimed at hammering out a long-term lease on the land west of downtown are progressing even as the NHL club looks for a new owner.