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With thousands working remotely now and into the future, Hill neighbourhood’s pubs, restaurants, bistros feeling the crunch

The historic Fairmont Château Laurier hotel, located above the Rideau Canal locks and just south of the Ottawa River, closed its doors temporarily for the first time in its history since 1912 at noon on March 21.

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A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

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Federal departments eyeing mid-September return to office, but unions pushing back

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Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not compete for government contracts because they don't need the headache of doing business with the government.'

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

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Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not compete for government contracts because they don't need the headache of doing business with the government.'

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In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

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From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a lot of transition going on' in downtown Ottawa, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.

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From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a lot of transition going on' in downtown Ottawa, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.