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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
REDBLACKS linebacker loves playing in home city, but might love giving back more
As a linebacker for the Ottawa REDBLACKS, Ottawa native James Peter says he’s “extremely grateful” to be one of the rare CFL players with the
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
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
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
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
Howard Silver doesn’t like being in the spotlight, but he recognizes there are times when it’s important to step forward — and this is one
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
Ottawa housing market sees busiest July since 2021, OREB says
The Ottawa real estate market had its busiest July since the pandemic, signalling demand for homes in the capital remains steady even as some other Ontario cities are seeing a
Two local hotel restaurants made Canada’s top 50. We try them out and suggest one more
Hotel restaurants often get a bad rap. In my humble and honest opinion, sometimes it’s warranted; they can be overpriced while under-delivering on quality and service. However, sometimes a hotel
Centretown BIA plans to expand again, encompassing 300 additional businesses
As part of its revitalization plan, the Centretown BIA could see its boundaries expand to include 300 businesses by the new year. SabriNa Lemay, executive director of the Centretown BIA,
