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Prominent broker urges feds to rethink plan to sell downtown office buildings

With at least one federal department already worried it won’t have enough space to bring its employees back to work four days a week, a prominent commercial real estate broker is calling on the feds to reconsider plans to sell some of their downtown office properties.
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Townhouses proposed as part of partial demolition plan for Westboro convent site

A new development proposal has been filed for the long-vacant former Sisters of the...
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OBJ Datebook: From golf to galas, here are the go-to business events in Ottawa this spring

April Business After 5: Heritage and Hospitality What: This networking event will highlight how historic spaces...
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Space crunch ‘inevitable’ as feds set to expand return-to-office mandate, real estate execs say

A spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada said Tuesday the department “does not anticipate any challenges” finding enough room in its existing portfolio for workers who will need to be in the office an extra day each week starting July 6.
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TCU Development partners with Fiera Real Estate to develop former Mandarin Ogilvie site

Ottawa-based TCU Development Corp. is teaming up with a Toronto developer to construct a 271-unit rental apartment complex in the city’s rapidly growing Cyrville neighbourhood.
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From research to partnerships: uOttawa is industry-ready in defence, security and aerospace

Defence and security may dominate headlines in the national capital today, but for the...

How fluorescence-guided surgery at The Ottawa Hospital is changing patient outcomes

On Christmas Day in 2023, retired Master Warrant Officer Jody Stang fell to the...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa hosted its inaugural Fashion for Futures Ottawa event at the Canadian Museum of Nature, bringing together community members for an evening of networking and sustainable fashion.
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For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that precarious gap between initial startup and sustainable growth, appears to be widening. While early funding often comes from family and friends, angel investors play a critical role in bridging this gap. In Ottawa, the Capital Angel Network (CAN) has anchored the local angel investor ecosystem since 2010. Despite a downturn in venture capital nationally, CAN bucked the trend in 2025, recording its second-biggest year in history. With a membership that includes individual angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and accelerators, CAN invested approximately $8 million in 2025 alone. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Suzanne Grant, the executive director of the Capital Angel Network. They discuss: -- Deal Flow in 2025: Why CAN ranked as the number one angel group in Canada for the number of deals invested last year. -- The Impact of AI: How investors are looking for a "moat" in an increasingly crowded AI sector. -- Diversity: How CAN is leading the country with 37% women investors, helping to diversify the local deal flow. -- Noteworthy Investments: Recent support for local and regional innovators like Marlowe, Plantaform, and Hyalodex. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Introducing Suzanne Grant 14:02 Sponsor Segment 20:50 Capital MASHUP and NACO Summit 2026 22:25 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/
Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296
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Taking a flyer: How Porter Airlines has risked ‘bigger bets’ to figure out the Ottawa market

In December, Porter Airlines launched five new non-stop routes from Ottawa to sun destinations in Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and the Cayman Islands. According to senior vice-president and chief commercial officer Edmond Eldebs, the new routes have been embraced by local travellers.
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Partnership between Outaouais Tourism and UQO aims to attract more conferences, events

Outaouais Tourism and the Université du Québec en Outaouais have formed a strategic partnership designed to increase business travel that has already succeeded in attracting an international conference to the region next year.
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Book excerpt: How changing workplace culture gives rise to behaviours like ‘mobbing’

Across the country, workplaces are changing rapidly. Greater cultural diversity and the steady rise...

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