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It’s ‘ruff’: One doggie daycare owner explains how his COVID-battered business unravelled

Jaded by a career of working with people, Jonathan Sumner decided to follow his passion for furry friends and opened the Ruff House. Then, COVID hit.

Shepherds of Good Hope supporters celebrate 40 years of compassion

The whole community congregated together Tuesday for a special evening of song and stories, capped off with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe proclaiming it Shepherds of Good Hope Day in Ottawa.

Candle-making business brings light into the life of navy veteran

For Chad Kendall, starting up J.P. Waxington, a candle-making business in Pembroke, wasn’t about lighting up the world so much as making his own world lighter.  

Board of trade encourages residents to take part in consultations on the future of the downtown

The task force dedicated to bringing downtown Ottawa back to life is looking for input from as...

Robert C. Rhéaume

Already a member of the Montfort Foundation board since September 2018, the New Liskeard native, in Northern...

Star power: Ex-CTV host Ben Mulroney joins delivery platform Trexity’s advisory board

Mulroney told Techopia he hopes to be a “sounding board” for Ottawa startup’s leadership team as firm continues its cross-Canada expansion push.

Immigration increase alone won’t fix the labour market, experts say

With the unemployment rate at historic lows, many companies are "starved" for workers, and new immigrants will help fill some of the need, some experts say.

Area X.O AV test track revs up robotics R&D with help from $5.4M in federal funding

Ottawa’s outdoor research facility for self-driving cars and other smart transportation technologies will open a state-of-the-art test bed for drones and robotic systems this spring, Invest Ottawa said Tuesday.

Clash of management styles could be to blame for Shopify CTO’s departure, tech analyst says

RMW Commerce Consulting's Rick Watson told Techopia he thinks Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke might be growing impatient at e-commerce giant's pace of product development.

Retired Welch LLP partner Garth Steele inspires new ‘Legendary’ song to raise funds for ALS

Kyle Turk has also discovered music's ability to raise money to fight diseases while giving him a lasting way to honour his friends.