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Paused investments, cancelled orders: Ottawa businesses feeling the tariff pain

Jon Martin and Liz Ellwood look for new owners for three Ottawa Maverick’s Donuts locations

Maverick’s Donuts franchisees Jon Martin and Liz Ellwood are stepping away from their Ottawa locations after nearly...

Gold Hearts Gala raises $1.3M in support of the Ottawa Food Bank

On Friday, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier joined forces with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to host the inaugural Mayor’s Charity Ball, called the Gold Hearts Gala, held in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. 

UPDATED: Mayor, board of trade call on Ottawa residents to buy local as city braces for U.S. tariffs

With the United States poised to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods this week, Ottawa...

Shopify CEO aims to modify Shop app to encourage buy local

Canadian businesses preparing for Tuesday's imposition of tariffs are leaning into the "buy Canadian" sentiment. Grocery chain Loblaw...

White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will come Saturday

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday U.S. President Donald Trump will implement 25 per cent...

Ottawa will lose out on major events if city infrastructure isn’t revamped, Sutcliffe says

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said Thursday the city needs to press ahead with major projects such as...

Thousands of Reddit comments help this Ottawa cafe owner open his downtown coffee shop

When Daniyal Zafar opened his cafe in downtown Ottawa with his brother, he had what many marketers...

StatCan estimates GDP rebounded at year-end but uncertainties mount for economy

The Canadian economy contracted in November, but preliminary estimates point to a rebound at the end of...

Federal government defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026, promises exemptions

The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion...
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