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New businesses fill empty spots in the Glebe, with World Juniors expected to be a boon
Darrell Cox is expecting another strong holiday season for businesses in the Glebe as consumers prioritize shopping local and the World Junior hockey championships bring
Retail industry praises GST holiday but says it may be ‘laborious’ for some
A temporary pause on charging the federal sales tax on many items has retailers excited, even though they say preparing for the relief will mean
Last month Ottawa Salus launched “Opening Doors to Dignity,” a $5-million campaign to construct a 54-unit independent living building on Capilano Drive. Set to open
McDonald’s Canada could return to the ByWard Market when the timing is right, CEO says
McDonald’s Canada is looking to open five new locations in Ottawa in the next year and hopes to bring an outlet back to the ByWard
Broccolini files plan to build Ottawa’s largest warehouse in Barrhaven east
Montreal-based Broccolini recently filed a proposal to construct a five-storey, 3.1-million-square-foot distribution facility about a kilometre southeast of the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Fallowfield
New luxury goods store to open on Sparks St. next week hoping to close market gap
Abdul Mintoo is becoming familiar with the garment industry from every perspective. His native country of Bangladesh is the second-largest garment manufacturing country in the
Community must rally behind new arena at LeBreton or ‘it doesn’t work,’ Bettman tells crowd
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the Senators’ proposed new arena at LeBreton Flats could be “something that revitalizes” Ottawa’s downtown, but adds it will be up to local business and
Tour of properties for lease on Sparks St. aimed at rekindling interest in the pedestrian mall
Business owners interested in sussing out a prime location on Sparks Street were taken on a tour of four properties for lease on the pedestrian mall, with organizers hoping for
In this instalment of Top of Mind in Tech, Alexandre Synnett speaks with Techopia’s David Sali about CGI’s role in helping the government implement AI and fix Phoenix.
The value of an Algonquin College degree: Experiential learning, taught by industry experts
Zaahra Mehsen was three years into a biology degree at a local university when she realized she wanted to take a different path. “I realized
Savour the City: Got 30 minutes or less for lunch? Here’s where to go in a rush
All the hustle of the end of the year means you need lunch spots in Ottawa that can have you in and out in a flash, whether it’s a quick
Inflation rate rises to 2% in October, reducing odds of another jumbo rate cut
Canada’s inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. The report from Statistics
Ross Video CEO David Ross rethinking plan to take firm public in 2025
Ross Video CEO and majority shareholder David Ross says he is putting plans to take the company public on the back burner and is now leaning toward securing a private
Three women-led Ottawa startups among SheBoot’s latest graduating cohort
Three Ottawa-based startups were among the 2024 cohort of SheBoot graduates after the organization’s grand finale took place at SaaS North last week. SheBoot is a national non-profit that helps
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