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Solving shortage of construction workers key to housing growth: experts

Real Estate, Construction, Human Resources, Residential

Solving a longstanding construction worker shortage will be key to boosting housing supply, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to forecast housing start

Spring housing market surge unlikely as affordability, cost of living weigh on buyers

Real Estate, Canada & World, Ottawa, Residential

After five straight holds of the Bank of Canada’s key interest rate that followed its hiking cycle of more than a year, economists say a

Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.8% in March as local economy sheds jobs

Ottawa, Human Resources

Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

‘Unambiguously good’: Inflation slows in February as price growth unexpectedly eases

Canada & World

Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly fell to 2.8 per cent last month, amid sharp declines in cellular and internet services as well as slower grocery

What’s in a name? There might be one small change this year, but Bluesfest promises to be as good as ever

Ottawa

For over a decade, the music festival has been known as RBC Bluesfest. But this year, it will simply be called Ottawa Bluesfest, with an

RBC Lunar New Year Celebration: Lions, dragons, dumplings, oh my!

It was a roaring good time Thursday night at the Infinity Convention Centre, where RBC ushered in the Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon

Ottawa home sales up, but strong start to 2024 unlikely to delay BoC rate cuts: economists

Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential

Ottawa home sales rose year-over-year in January, but the market remains “relatively quiet” as would-be buyers continue to take a wait-and-see approach, the Ottawa Real

Economic bounceback at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say

Canada & World

Canada’s economy appears to have ended 2023 on a stronger note than expected, which economists say could push back the timeline for interest rate cuts

Matthew Holmes, senior vice president of policy and government relations for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, on the dance floor during a fundraiser held for ovarian cancer research, at the Metropolitain Brasserie on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Putting the focus on women’s health at benefit for ovarian cancer research

It was encouraging to see the subject of ovarian cancer become elevated from lowly wallflower to centre of attention at a popular fundraising party held