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Canadian economy grew slightly in July, Statistics Canada says

Statistics Canada said Thursday that the economy grew by 0.1 per cent in July, outperforming its preliminary estimate that pointed to a contraction of 0.1 per cent.

Veteran finance executive Julie Morin stepping down as CFO of Minto Apartment REIT

Ottawa's 2020 CFO of the Year, who helped guide the REIT through a $230-million IPO in 2018, will retain her other role as chief financial officer of REIT's sister company, Minto Group.

Rock solid: Cleantech trailblazer Giatec Scientific nabs $5M in fresh funding to fuel foreign expansion

It’s the latest major capital injection for the Ottawa software firm, which brought German building materials powerhouse HeidelbergCement on board as a minority investor earlier this year.

Ottawa home prices expected to decrease two per cent this fall, Re/Max says

The average price of a residential property in the capital was $550,933.75 at the end of August, down 1.1 per cent from a year earlier, real estate network says in its fall market outlook.

Labour shortage, pandemic savings to soften blow of short-lived recession: report

Tight job market means unemployment might not rise as much as it typically would during a recession, Deloitte says in its latest Canadian economic outlook.

Canopy Growth to sell Tweed, Tokyo Smoke stores to OEGRC and Four20 owner

New deals will see OEGRC, which already owns 64 Tokyo Smoke stores, take control of 23 Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Office safety concerns grow as border restrictions ease, possible COVID-19 wave looms

Worker shortages mean many employees have additional leverage to push their bosses to accommodate their desire to keep working remotely, Ottawa lawyer says.

‘Offline retail is all the way back’: Shopify launches new point-of-sale system in bid to kickstart growth

POS Go is a mobile unit equipped with a built-in barcode scanner that lets merchants check out items anywhere in the store.

FOMO: The office must become a ‘people magnet’, Deloitte executive says

“As one of my colleagues said, it should be a place where you feel a fear of missing out," says keynote speaker at next week's Ottawa Talent Summit.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Business owners support ‘creative outlet’ at Perley Health

Kathleen Grimes and Ersin Ozerdinc have donated half a million dollars for arts program to help residents of long-term care centre “create something beautiful in a real studio.“