
Op-ed: Despite fee hike, Costco membership still worth it
Don’t read this column if you don’t want to save as much as 50 bucks the next time you go grocery shopping. That is the

Op-ed: Despite fee hike, Costco membership still worth it
Don’t read this column if you don’t want to save as much as 50 bucks the next time you go grocery shopping. That is the

Holiday helpers with Caring and Sharing Exchange pack hampers for families in need
Volunteers with the Caring and Sharing Exchange were busier than Santa’s sleep-deprived elves on deadline as they packed hundreds of food hampers on Wednesday morning for delivery

Overnight tourist visits to Ottawa jump 5.5% on strength of Canada 150 celebrations
The number of visitors to Canada’s capital is expected to remain elevated through 2018 thanks in part to the exposure Ottawa gained from the festivities

Major U.S. tax reforms come with consequences for Canada
The United States Congress has adopted a major tax bill that has sweeping implications for the American economy, politics, national debt, and its neighbour, Canada.

Restaurants under growing pressure to ditch plastic straws
This holiday season, cocktail hour could really suck for the straw industry. That’s because some establishments are ditching plastic straws as public backlash grows against

Ottawa’s Corel enters emerging sales support field with latest acquisition
Ottawa firm buys SaaS company ClearSlide, a San Francisco-based developer of sales support software that counts The Economist and Buzzfeed among its clients.

Canadian Club of Ottawa closes 2017 with spotlight on local retail
With the Christmas shopping rush in full swing, the subject of retail was all the rage at the Canadian Club of Ottawa’s final luncheon for

BlackBerry shares surge after firm reports better-than-expected revenues
BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) lost US$275 million in its third quarter, although its revenue and adjusted earnings were better than analysts were expecting. The Waterloo, Ont.-based

Two heads are better than one: OPIN gives back with buy-one-give-one toque campaign
Ottawa digital agency partners with Alberta-based Local Laundry in hopes of donating 1,000 toques to the homeless ahead of the holidays

Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein joins CBC board of directors
One of Ottawa’s most prominent entrepreneurs will help to guide Canada’s public broadcaster for the next five years. Harley Finkelstein, Shopify’s chief operating officer, broke
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