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Economists expect inflation rate ticked up above 3% last month amid higher gas prices
Economists say inflation likely flared up again in February amid higher gasoline prices, reinforcing the expectation that the journey back to two per cent inflation
Business leaders divided on feds’ plan to modernize Parliamentary Precinct
The federal government’s proposal to turn a two-and-a-half-acre site across from Parliament Hill into an office and retail complex is a “great start” toward revitalizing
Westboro Village: A community where women-owned businesses thrive
Every day is women’s day when you’re a woman who owns a business in Westboro Village.
Here’s what $35K a month can get you for a rental in Ottawa
According to Marilyn Wilson Dream Properties, the home is officially the most expensive residential rental in Ottawa and sets a “new benchmark” in the luxury
Annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau up 21% in February: CMHC
Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts rose 21 per cent last month from January, but have fallen compared to February last year, the Canada Mortgage
As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick’s Day with fewer raised glasses
The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is expected across Canada on Sunday — but compared with a decade ago, fewer of
Mike Adjeleian was a 27-year-old student at the Rhode Island School of Design when he was electrocuted at a manufacturing plant during a school trip. Nearly 40 years later, Adjeleian
While domestic and transborder tourism to Ottawa is likely to recover from pandemic lows this year, international travel may continue to lag. According to local tourism leaders, a significant drop
$125M acquisition of Queen Street office tower a ‘sound investment,’ PSPC says
The federal public works department says its purchase of a prominent downtown office building whose occupants include House of Commons staff and CBC headquarters is a “sound investment” that will
Reshaping the future of health care: The seven big priorities for The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus
These planning principles reflect the hospital’s ambitious vision of the future of health care in our city.
Decade-long plan to modernize ‘key part’ of Parliamentary Precinct to start this fall, feds say
In an email to OBJ this week, PSPC called the Block 2 redevelopment project “a “key part” of the federal government’s efforts “to restore and modernize” the Parliamentary Precinct.
Find out if your company is one of Ottawa’s best places to work
Is your company one of the city’s best places to work? Be sure to take this year’s survey to find out.
Software maker TrueContext acquired by U.S. private equity firm for $150M
Ottawa-based software maker TrueContext Corp. is being acquired by U.S. private equity firm Battery Ventures in an all-cash deal valued at $150 million, the companies announced Wednesday. Battery Ventures will
As independent cinema owners across the country sound the alarm over threats to their industry and survival, the Mayfair, Ottawa’s oldest independent theatre is “still hanging in there.”