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Opinion: Ottawa’s transit strategy has gone off the rails

Politicians – especially local politicians – are a shortsighted, blinkered bunch. That’s the best explanation for the...

Opinion: The Better Business Bureau and my battle with weeds

Have you checked the web site of the Better Business Bureau lately? If you do, it’s almost...

Opinion: Ottawa’s tractor-beam effect

A lot of my students over the years have told me, as they get closer to graduation,...

Play Food & Wine to end 17-year run in ByWard Market in January

Play Food & Wine is closing its doors in the ByWard Market after 17 years in early...

OBJ is taking a break for the holidays; here’s what to read while we’re away

The team at OBJ will be taking our annual holiday break, but that doesn’t mean your reading list should be empty.

Nokia Canada could double local workforce ‘if we’re really successful,’ president says

Nokia Canada could eventually double its workforce in the National Capital Region as the tech giant expands...

Local filmmaker breaks into industry with documentary on women’s pro soccer

Ottawa filmmaker Krista Marchand was passionate about documenting the rise of women’s soccer in Canada, but first...

High fuel costs could be the wild card for summer tourist season

When bookings shot up 25 per cent in the first two months of 2026, RVezy founder Michael McNaught was expecting a banner tourism season. But by March, things had taken a turn for his online RV rental platform.

Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate went up slightly to 6.3 per cent in April, compared with 6.2 per cent...

YOW touts ‘room to grow’ in bid to attract airlines and become ‘hub of choice’

Unlike major airports in Toronto and Montreal, the Ottawa airport has something many airlines are looking for: vacant land.