Here’s what Trudeau is offering small businesses struggling amid COVID-19
Small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs got a boost from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday as he handed more out relief for companies
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Ottawa’s Spartan Bioscience getting federal backing to develop COVID-19 test
With the COVID-19 crisis becoming more urgent by the day, the Ottawa-based biotech firm says it’s aiming to have a portable test ready ‘within weeks’
Ottawa businesses urge faster, more direct COVID-19 response from all levels of government
Ottawa entrepreneurs and business advocacy groups gave mixed reviews to a series of aid packages unveiled Wednesday aimed at helping companies weather the storm during
YOW expects ‘profound’ COVID-19 impact as Ottawa loses international flights
The federal government’s plan to restrict international flights to certain airports leaves Ottawa cut off from its overseas destinations
Bank of Canada cuts rate target to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
The Bank of Canada is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
Promising support for workers forced into isolation, Trudeau pledges $1B for COVID-19 response
The federal government is rolling out a $1 billion funding package to help cope with new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers who are
Five things of note from Trudeau’s mandate letters to his ministers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued marching orders to his cabinet on Friday, with Ottawa’s Catherine McKenna getting a note on LRT funding in her letter
Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
The federal government plans to move quickly to approve the updated North American free-trade deal and is sifting the parliamentary calendar to find the right
Op-ed: Three quotes from the throne speech that will affect Ottawa-Gatineau businesses
Chris Day highlights three quotes from Thursday’s throne speech that will have bearing on the business climate here in the capital
Op-ed: Six takeaways for Ottawa from the new federal cabinet
Public affairs consultant Chris Day examines the potential impact on Ottawa’s tourism sector, local public servants and the third phase of LRT from the newly
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