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Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dips to 8.6% in September

The total number of employed residents in the National Capital Region is at its highest level since the pandemic began, Statistics Canada said Friday.

A ‘challenging moment’ for Ottawa businesses

Despite sharp decline in business confidence levels, a sizable number of local businesses reported rising revenues and plans to recruit new employees.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts hold steady in September: CMHC

New home starts were virtually unchanged in September compared with a year earlier at just over 1,500, housing agency says.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Chef cooks with kindness during a crisis

As COVID-19 created hardships for vulnerable Ottawa residents, Joe Thottungal quickly turned to what he knew best: He started to cook.

No signs of cooling in Ottawa’s hot market

If you’re a homebuyer currently on the search, you don’t need me to tell you that Ottawa’s...

Pandemic could spark shift to suburban offices, Ottawa workplace expert says

Consultant says employers might look to open satellite locations away from downtown as more people seek to work in less crowded settings closer to home.

Marking milestones in a pandemic economy

In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran explores how the pandemic is pushing many Ottawa businesses even further into the digital world.

Royal Ottawa Foundation hits a runner’s high with record-breaking Run for Women

More than 5,000 people register in Ottawa for virtual walk or run in support of women's mental health

New ownership group confident it can reverse Ottawa’s pro baseball curse

Citing the capital’s hefty per-capita income and solid economy, Sam Katz thinks he can succeed where a litany of other owners have failed.

Kinaxis boss John Sicard named Ottawa’s 2020 CEO of the Year

Veteran executive's company has quietly become one of the Canadian tech sector’s biggest success stories in his fifth year on the job.Â