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Ottawa tech company PureColo to be acquired by Vancouver-based firm
Ottawa-based telecommunications provider PureColo is set to be acquired by Vancouver data centre company Carrier Connect Data Solutions, the companies announced Thursday.
Q&A: Sens’ Jacqueline Belsito and Ted Wagstaff talk Ottawa’s growing sports economy
There are possibly no two people better suited to talk about Ottawa’s sports world than Jacqueline Belsito and Ted Wagstaff. Both Belsito and Wagstaff hold
Your next memorable getaway awaits in Whitewater Region
If you’re eager to immerse yourself in some quintessentially Canadian experiences, look no further than Whitewater Region in the County of Renfrew, in the Upper
‘Third time’s the charm’ for Michelle Groulx with return to OCOBIA as chief advocate
Michelle Groulx has taken on exciting new positions back-to-back, but something keeps drawing her back to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA).
Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC
A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. That would push
Former Redblacks linebacker Dan Basambombo on going from the gridiron to the incubator
Linebacker Dan Basambombo believes his career in pro football has equipped him to tackle just about anything, including a budding technology venture. The 28-year-old free
Fewer Canadians travelling to the U.S. is benefiting local attractions such as Mādahòkì Farm
Declining numbers of Canadians heading to the U.S. for vacation could mean an even better tourism season for attractions such as Mādahòkì Farm, which had already begun to cater to
CREA cuts 2025 forecast again but says home sales are rebounding from ‘chaotic start’
For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales in 2025, even as it says a turnaround could be looming following
KTS Properties to convert Carling Avenue office building into apartment complex
KTS Properties has filed an application to turn an eight-storey, 55,000-square-foot office building at the corner of Bronson and Carling avenues into a 70-unit rental complex with ground-floor retail space.
Ottawa’s podcast studio gets a bold new look for leaders and changemakers
Eight years ago, JP Davidson launched Ottawa’s first dedicated podcast studio, Pop Up Podcasting. “At first I thought we’d be popping up temporary studios at
For the past three months, team members at Ottawa consultancy Alphabet Creative have gathered monthly in their boardroom at lunchtime with one goal in mind — to dominate at trivia.
Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate
The annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June as consumers were paying more at car dealerships, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The June price hike is up
Is the great downtown office tear-down coming? Not so fast, real estate insiders say
A Montreal-based developer’s decision to topple 77 Metcalfe St. could trigger a domino effect that sees more obsolete downtown office towers turned to dust – but logistical and economic hurdles
Sixty years and 40,000 pools later, how Mermaid Pools has stayed afloat in choppy waters
Of all the extracurricular activities offered in Las Vegas, education probably isn’t the first one that comes to mind. But if you’re Dave McNaughton, Sin City is synonymous with software
