
How Ottawa’s Palapa Tours has navigated tricky waters on the way to growth
What began as a spur-of-the-moment idea has become a growing success for Mike Karpishka and Gaby Saucedo, and now they’re ready to take a long-awaited

How Ottawa’s Palapa Tours has navigated tricky waters on the way to growth
What began as a spur-of-the-moment idea has become a growing success for Mike Karpishka and Gaby Saucedo, and now they’re ready to take a long-awaited

Region’s annual pace of housing starts in August drops 65 per cent from July, CMHC says
Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts in August plummeted 65 per cent compared with July, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says. The national housing

Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists’ expectations
Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.


Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates after last-minute inflation report
The Bank of Canada will have to grapple with a last-minute inflation report, a shift in the federal government’s tariff stance and lingering uncertainty about

Canada sees most August home sales in four years: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says it recorded the most home sales for August in four years, potentially setting the stage for a hot fall

Op-ed: Return-to-office is a city-wide imperative — Ottawa can’t afford to be left behind
I want to congratulate the City of Ottawa and the Ontario government for their recent return-to-office mandates. Further to this, I call upon the federal

Food, shopping, the beach: Westboro always makes for a great day out
What’s not to like about Westboro? From breakfast to dinner with all sorts of activities in between, it makes for a great day trip in

City’s new garbage rules spell opportunity for Shelina Cocker and Ottawa BinWorks
When Shelina Cocker looked online for city-compliant garbage bins last year, none could be found – at least, not for a reasonable price. Cocker, who

Get up-to-date news about the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Ottawa and beyond.
Sponsored
Nominations for 2026 now open.