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Embassy of France paints town red, white and blue for Bastille Day

Fears that the weather would stage an ugly revolt proved to be entirely unfounded at the large garden party hosted Thursday by the Embassy of France in Ottawa to celebrate Bastille Day, the biggest national holiday in France.

Growing entity: Fieldless Farms raises $17.5M to sow seeds of cross-Canada expansion

Three-year-old Ottawa-based agri-tech startup is already selling leafy greens in more than 40 Farm Boy stores in Ontario as well as Massine’s Your Independent Grocer and McKeen Metro Glebe.

Trudeau announces deal for new electric vehicle battery component plant in Kingston

Ottawa and Ontario have reached a deal with a global materials technology and recycling group to build a new battery component facility in the province's Loyalist Township that will supply parts for electric vehicles.

‘Tough’ 6-12 months ahead for Canadians amid inflation, rate hikes: expert

As Canadians face a double whammy of skyrocketing inflation and the largest interest rate hike seen in 24 years, one expert is warning that prices won't be coming down anytime soon.

Pack your appetite for this foodie odyssey through Eastern Ontario

Food businesses have had to get creative these past two years and, fortunately for the foodies in the region, the fun hasn’t stopped.

Welbi eyes U.S. market as software company lands $6M seed round to fuel expansion

Ottawa firm that helps retirement and long-term care homes design recreation programs and other activities for seniors says its revenues have risen 1,800 per cent since the start of the pandemic.

Bank of Canada targets inflation expectations with full percentage point rate hike

The Bank of Canada signaled a more aggressive approach to bringing skyrocketing inflation back under control as it announced the largest single rate increase since August 1998.

Real estate brokerage Royal LePage cuts Ottawa home price forecast for 2022

Firm says it now expects the aggregate price of a home in Ottawa will be up 10 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with a year earlier, down from its previous forecast of 13 per cent.

Spiderwort lands US$13M in fresh funding to develop ‘life-changing’ tissue-regeneration products for humans

Ottawa firm that's pioneering a process of regrowing spinal cord tissue and other body parts using plant-based materials has attracted big-name investors to boost its R&D efforts.