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After almost three decades at the helm of the Ottawa Construction Association, president and general manager John DeVries will retire after the organization’s annual general



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November 2025 Trees of Hope What: In support of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, this event brings business and community leaders together to decorate

Shopify helps feds with key piece of budget policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business crowd in Montreal recently that the federal government got a bit of outside help on a major piece


Kitschy? Maybe. Profitable? Definitely. Three Ottawa bars go all-in to spread holiday cheer
Speakeasies, high tea and kitschy decorations — it’s beginning to look a lot like … Christmas? This holiday season, at least three Ottawa bars are


Annual Phils recognize Ottawa’s established and up-and-coming philanthropists
Delphine Haslé holds the title of professional fundraiser, but when she describes the works she does, she thinks of herself more as a matchmaker.
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