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Growing labour force pushes Ottawa’s unemployment rate up to 4.4% in November

The region’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in November as a rise in the size of the labour force outpaced a slight increase in the overall number of workers

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

Eliminating eyesores: How Ottawa can address its empty and abandoned buildings

In Ottawa, lax bylaws fail to offer much incentive to property owners to redevelop or restore their empty and boarded-up buildings

MBM IP Law recognizes 25-year anniversary in Ottawa with patent-worthy party

It’s no trade secret: MBM Intellectual Property Law had much to celebrate at a well-attended reception it hosted Thursday night to mark its quarter-of-a-century milestone in Ottawa

Co-working giant Spaces planning new offices in Ottawa and Gatineau at Zibi

International co-working giant Spaces says it has two more facilities in the works at the Zibi mixed-use waterfront development

Ottawa Centre MP McKenna dons hard hat, vows to pick up pace of infrastructure projects

Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna says her top priority as the country's new infrastructure minister is to get projects built quickly

Best Ottawa Business Awards winners push credit to others at packed gala

Humility permeated every speech from the marquee award winners at Friday evening’s Best Ottawa Business Awards, as the local community turned out in droves to honour the city’s brightest business leaders

Dr. Jack Kitts makes a lifetime of difference at the Ottawa Hospital

In nearly two decades at the helm of the Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Jack Kitts has used a quiet brand of leadership to guide his institution to the front rank of Canadian health-care facilities

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 unveiled federal cabinet

Ottawa MPs McKenna, Fortier land cabinet positions in Trudeau’s minority government

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled Wednesday a larger cabinet with local ministers taking a bigger role on infrastructure and finances in the Liberals’ minority government