
Ottawa-Gatineau jobless rate holds steady at 6.5% in March
Employers added nearly 8,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month, StatsCan says, but those gains were offset by more people looking for work.

Ottawa-Gatineau jobless rate holds steady at 6.5% in March
Employers added nearly 8,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month, StatsCan says, but those gains were offset by more people looking for work.

That’s rich: Shopify’s Lütke Canada’s second-wealthiest person, Forbes says
Mitel founder Terry Matthews and Claridge Homes CEO Bill Malhotra are also members of the billionaires’ club.

Evening featured gala-in-a-box delivery, online auction and entertainment while bringing attention to pediatric hospital’s development and rehabilitation program

Long-time community leader heads Perley Rideau Capital Campaign to improve care for seniors

‘People are going to work sick:’ Third wave reignites debate over paid sick days
Critics say the federal Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit has had poor uptake because it is more akin to the government’s employment insurance program than paid

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: Bushbalm growing into a well-oiled machine
The company says it’s on pace to do nearly $10 million in sales in 2021
‘We’ve simply run out of time’: Bluesfest cancelled for second straight year
While this year’s festival won’t be happening, Bluesfest boss Mark Monahan said Rage Against the Machine has already been confirmed as a headliner for 2022.

Canopy Growth continues acquisition spree, signs $435M deal to buy Supreme Cannabis
Purchase marks Canopy’s latest move as it watches to see whether the U.S. loosens laws around marijuana following the election of President Joe Biden.

One Company, One Call, One Team … FCi celebrates 25th anniversary
FCi is one of those enduring locally owned companies that has become increasingly rare in today’s global market. With modest beginnings, FCi launched in 1995

SigmaPoint helping lead charge to ‘reshore’ advanced manufacturing
Cornwall-based electronics manufacturer has used a lean enterprise approach to help build 10,000 respirators in three months – and the rest of Canada is taking
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