Canadian Press

Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,100 jobs in September

Ottawa

Employers in the National Capital Region collectively trimmed their payrolls for the second straight month in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The number of people

Goodlife Fitness planning two new Ottawa locations amid national expansion

Retail

Goodlife Fitness says it will hire up to 100 additional Ottawa-based employees to staff its new locations in Stittsville and Herongate Square. The Stittsville club

Ottawa EI recipients decline

Ottawa

The number people receiving employment insurance in Ottawa decreased in July, according to Statistics Canada. There were 5,820 EI beneficiaries in Ottawa in July, down

Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,000 jobs in August

Ottawa

Local employers trimmed their payrolls in the final month of summer, although the number of people working in the National Capital Region is still near

New deal with Champions sends strong message, local microbrewers say

Sports and Entertainment

While the recent proposed consolidation of big beer companies has sparked concern among craft brewers that it will be even more difficult to get their

Local business could score off the field with FIFA Women’s World Cup: CSA executive

Sports and Entertainment

Businesses could have as much to cheer about as spectators when the city hosts part of the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year, a Canadian

Adding new procedures to defence purchases could exacerbate delays, deputy warns

Defence and Security

Senior officials at National Defence were concerned last fall that the Harper government’s plan to rescue its problem-plagued military procurement system would make a bad

Feds studying how to help startups become billion-dollar firms

Techopia

The federal government is closely studying recommendations on how to help Canadian tech startups grow into global success stories – transformations that could eventually provide a boost