
There’s a new Ontario law that employers need to know
The pandemic has led many employers to embrace work-from-home arrangements with their employees, but that doesn’t mean they can’t check up on them. “The lines

There’s a new Ontario law that employers need to know
The pandemic has led many employers to embrace work-from-home arrangements with their employees, but that doesn’t mean they can’t check up on them. “The lines
KPMG Law turns to well-known Ottawa lawyer to head up new practice
Affiliate of professional services firm KPMG announced Thursday that Adam Aptowitzer has joined it as national leader of its new charitable and not-for-profit practice.

Will the offline shoppers return? Two ‘destination’ retailers hope so
What to do when a pandemic forces almost everything online and the “destination” — whether town or store — is no longer desirable? These two

Canadian economy grew slightly in July, Statistics Canada says
Statistics Canada said Thursday that the economy grew by 0.1 per cent in July, outperforming its preliminary estimate that pointed to a contraction of 0.1

Veteran finance executive Julie Morin stepping down as CFO of Minto Apartment REIT
Ottawa’s 2020 CFO of the Year, who helped guide the REIT through a $230-million IPO in 2018, will retain her other role as chief financial

It’s the latest major capital injection for the Ottawa software firm, which brought German building materials powerhouse HeidelbergCement on board as a minority investor earlier

Ottawa home prices expected to decrease two per cent this fall, Re/Max says
The average price of a residential property in the capital was $550,933.75 at the end of August, down 1.1 per cent from a year earlier,

Labour shortage, pandemic savings to soften blow of short-lived recession: report
Tight job market means unemployment might not rise as much as it typically would during a recession, Deloitte says in its latest Canadian economic outlook.

Canopy Growth to sell Tweed, Tokyo Smoke stores to OEGRC and Four20 owner
New deals will see OEGRC, which already owns 64 Tokyo Smoke stores, take control of 23 Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and

Ottawa’s new health care hub aims to prevent work stress – and overburdened emergency units
By focusing on preventative medicine, wellness and follow-up care, their goal is to keep people out of the hospital and the city’s overburdened emergency units.
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