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Ottawa’s long-suffering downtown sprung back to life Friday night with live music, a relaxed atmosphere and large crowds during the opening night of the Ottawa Jazz Festival.

From a distance, it appeared last night as though corporate visionary Rob Ashe and his wife were merely hosting a backyard reunion with the gang from former software giant Cognos.

The founders and executives of some of Ottawa’s top-performing companies gathered to network, relax and celebrate each other’s success at TCC Canada’s Collaboration Centre on Elgin Street Tuesday.

Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, discusses leveraging Canadian talent and addressing barriers to business growth.

Hockey hero Daniel Alfredsson dropped by the RA Centre to help raise funds for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute by playing the Ottawa Pickleball Classic.

As Nordstrom prepares to close at the end of the month, the opening of high-performance apparel and equipment brand Arc’teryx in the CF Rideau Centre is the sort of retailer the mall needs, says one market watcher.

Suck it up, don’t be a sissy, be strong, be tough are all phrases repeated to many boys, making it harder for them to express or share their emotions by the time they become men, Dare to be Vulnerable Project founder Susan Blain said.

Small businesses and tourism operators in Ottawa are seeing visitors cancel tours and avoid sightseeing around the city amid lingering clouds of smoke and poor air quality from wildfires burning in Ontario and Quebec. 

The 2023 Welch LLP Business Growth Survey launched Wednesday, providing insights into Ottawa's regional economy, business confidence and emerging trends.

Home sales in the capital rose six per cent last month from May 2022, the Ottawa Real Estate Board reported this week – and realtors say the bidding wars that raged during the market’s peak in late 2021 and early 2022 are back as a lack of supply continues to limit buyers’ options.