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Gallery: Celebrating Solange Tuyishime’s inspiring journey
Earlier this week, more than 100 community leaders gathered at Sussex and Co. to surprise and celebrate Solange Tuyishime, a global humanitarian and inspiring force

Jabil to hire 40 new workers in Ottawa after expanding Kanata R&D facility
Electronics component maker Jabil plans to double its headcount in the National Capital Region after opening a new facility to test and package cutting-edge microchips

Cornwall’s DEV Hotel & Conference Centre a premier destination for work or play
The city of Cornwall – located less than an hour from Ottawa – is quickly becoming one of Ontario’s most appealing getaway destinations. For your

Economists split on BoC’s next rate move after July inflation data
Economists say they found some encouraging signs in the latest inflation numbers but some warn the Bank of Canada might need a bit more convincing to cut

What Ottawa businesses hope to see on the priority list when MPs return to the Hill next month
With the start of the federal government’s fall session less than a month away, Ottawa businesses are “cautiously optimistic” about plans laid out by Prime

Power-Tek continues expansion push, acquires ex-CFLer Gordon’s plumbing businesses
Power-Tek recently purchased Tackle Plumbing and Capital Backflow, which serve residential and commercial customers, primarily in Ottawa’s west end. Terms of the deal, which was

Annual pace of housing starts up 22% in Ottawa-Gatineau in July, CMHC says
Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts rose more than 20 per cent in July as demand for multi-unit developments continued to fuel new construction, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Op-ed: What is open banking and why should the average business owner care
Canada is now the only G7 nation without a legislative open‐banking framework and small and medium-sized businesses are missing out as a result. What is open banking? It’s a system

Ottawa couple gets barefoot shoe company Nunorm up and running through bootstrapping
An Ottawa-based barefoot shoe company is getting its feet wet with an in-person business in the ByWard Market. Meryl and Michael Baker, the husband and wife behind Nunorm barefoot shoes,

Inside YOW: How collaboration powers growth at Ottawa International Airport
Of all the many intricacies that come with running an international airport, one of the most fascinating, says Airport Authority President and Chief Executive Officer

Crystal Bay home on Ottawa River most expensive property sold in 2025 at more than $4.9M
A Crystal Bay home that has sold for more than its asking price of $4.9 million is the most expensive residential property sold in Ottawa so far this year.

Spurs & Sparkles gallops past $150K in support of Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation
Event: Spurs & Sparkles at Wesley Clover Parks Funds raised: $151,967 for the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation Seen in the crowd: Shannon Gorman, QCH Foundation president and CEO Karen Sparks,

National home sales rise as long-awaited boost ‘seems to have finally arrived’: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July rose 6.6 per cent compared with a year ago, continuing an upward trend after the market had slowed in previous

Local officials keep wary eye on labour disruptions at Air Canada
With more than 500 Air Canada flights set to be cancelled by Friday as a potential strike looms, local officials said it’s unclear how the cancellations, or any sort of