Ottawa

Feature: Biohacking leads to TED spotlight

Techopia

Most people might not see how growing a human ear from an apple could be the key to disrupting the multibillion-dollar regenerative health sector. Then

Downtown board game cafe The Loft expands into video-gaming

Sports and Entertainment

Downtown board game café The Loft is levelling up. The business is expanding this month into the lower level of their Waller Street location.

Ottawa councillor to take notes from Montreal’s music scene

City Hall

Some musicians leave Ottawa for more music- and culture-oriented cities like Montreal. This week, an Ottawa city councillor is travelling to La Belle Province to

Planning committee recommends drop in building application fees

City Hall

The city’s planning committee unanimously approved on Tuesday to recommend city council cut building application fees by 10 per cent. Reduced fees would benefit both

Affordable luxury: DineCasa service puts private chefs in your kitchen

Sports and Entertainment

On March 3, chef Brenden Johnstone took over Janelle Zhao’s polished Westboro kitchen. For the first time in weeks, the scent of a home-cooked

PC leader Brown seeing red over high hydro rates

City Hall

High electricity costs brought on by government mismanagement are driving businesses out of Ontario, provincial Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown told an audience at Ottawa

Pull up a chair: Ottawa, Gatineau mayors can now participate in NCC board meetings

City Hall

It’s official: Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and his Gatineau counterpart can finally take part in NCC board meetings. The National Capital Commission’s board of directors

Ottawa’s downtown BIAs work to resolve border dispute

City Hall

Two sister groups are getting territorial about downtown commercial districts. Like siblings dividing up a bedroom, the ByWard Market BIA and the Downtown Rideau BIA

Mayor welcomes LRT spending in Ontario budget

City Hall

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson welcomed Thursday’s provincial budget, saying it “sets the stage for a continued partnership for making our community stronger in Ottawa.” “Stage

City of Ottawa closes 2015 with $42M deficit

City Hall

The City of Ottawa’s deficit may look bad, but staff say it’s not as bad as they thought. The city closed 2015 with a massive