Category: Business

As the accumulated surplus of employment insurance (EI) funds grows to $53 billion next year, Ottawa’s business owners – as well as their employees – will see less tax taken off their pay stubs and balance sheets. But for many of them, the cut will not be enough to make a difference.

It’s been called black gold. It’s addictive. And it’s sold at almost every street corner in Canada. It’s coffee, the beverage of night hawks and early risers everywhere. Whether it’s an executive trying to wake up before the workday, or a student up late cramming for an exam, Canadians love their coffee.

A group of Elgin Street bars and restaurants are partnering with the Ottawa police to permanently evict troublemakers from participating establishments, says Brian Karam, president of the Elgin Area Business Association.

Little girls love their dolls. They dress their babies, care for them and rock them to sleep just as their mothers did with them. Many will grow up dreaming of one day having a baby of her own. These women are considered normal.