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Ottawa still has an active real estate market

As we face uncertainty because of the virus pandemic, many of our lives have changed considerably. In...

Construction clampdown both barrier and boon to Ottawa firms

While the Ontario government's decision to impose new restrictions on the construction industry will hurt some local businesses, it could be a springboard to more growth for others.

Unemployment rate spikes in Ottawa-Gatineau amid COVID-19 slowdown

Initial wave of cuts leads to loss of 17,200 jobs in the National Capital Region

CBRE Ottawa boss wants six-month tax break for beleaguered landlords

A leading Ottawa real estate executive is calling on the city to give all commercial landlords facing...

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts fall 12% in March: CMHC

Builders in Ottawa continued to start new homes at a brisk pace in March while starts on the Gatineau side of the River fell significantly compared with a year earlier, CMHC says.

Ottawa’s Pythian acquires U.S.-based firm in bid to expand market reach

Despite the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one Ottawa tech firm didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger on a major deal to expand its market share.

Retail cannabis ban delivers blow to Donnelly Group’s Ottawa expansion plans

The Ontario government’s decision late last week to change course and order pot stores to close feels like a bit of a double whammy to the owner of Hobo Cannabis.

Marketing Ottawa’s music industry amid COVID-19

Industry group's new boss has a daunting task ahead: sustaining an industry that makes its money from people congregating in large groups when such gatherings are now banned.

Ottawa’s GBatteries, GoFor named to 48Hrs in the Valley cohort

Two local startups are among the up-and-coming firms invited to take part in a prestigious mentorship program in Silicon Valley later this year.

Op-ed: A lesson for COVID-19? How the dot-com bubble burst saved my startup

An earlier economic shock permanently changed the trajectory of Nick Quain's startup. Here are the lessons he learned that will apply to many companies in 2020.