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Ottawa Tourism, Algonquin College join forces to boost Indigenous-owned enterprises

A new 10-week training program is aimed at helping Indigenous entrepreneurs bring their tourism business ideas to life.

Home office remodellers fuelling surge in sales at Ottawa furniture suppliers

Home deliveries of adjustable desks and chairs are keeping crews busy at leading local company.

Retail sales ‘hit a wall’ in July after two months of significant gains

"It's a pretty sharp pullback after some explosive growth in retail spending in June."

Ottawa in prime position to become e-commerce hub, Broccolini exec says

Capital's location between Toronto and Montreal makes it a sought-after site for retailers looking satisfy growing demand for same-day deliveries, Anthony Broccolini says.

uOttawa professor steers AI startup toward ‘huge’ opportunity in self-driving car industry

Sensor Cortek's trailblazing AI technology that helps autonomous vehicles detect pedestrians and other cars is capturing the attention of some of the industry's biggest names.

Wage subsidy extension into 2021 critical for tourism sector to survive: industry

'Our sectors are different – we cannot offer curbside pickup, e-commerce or pivot to manufacturing new products.'

Ottawa cannabis startup eyes Carp production facility

CannaGenetics says the proposed 43,000-square-foot plant in the WestKan Business Park near Highway 417 would use “precision aeroponics” to grow pesticide-free pot.

It’s a $1M win for Cancer Champions Breakfast in support of Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation

Annual event raises most amount of money to date despite switching to a virtual format due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ottawa-Gatineau homebuilder takes new approach to sustainability

A new generation of local homebuilders is looking at sustainability in a fresh way, applying creative and holistic thinking to create low-impact communities.

Kanata’s DNA Genotek, Ottawa researchers among those eyeing saliva sampling for COVID-19 testing

Elsewhere, testing and laboratory firm Dynacare – which has more than two dozen locations in the National Capital Region – says it is developing plans for "the initial rollout" of saliva-based tests.