Archive 1997-2016
Environmental activists gathered recently outside the Canadian embassy in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to protest the exploits of Canadian mining companies ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s official visit to the southeast Asian country.
Hotdogs and sausages topped with mustard and relish and garnished with onions. Salty fries soaked in vinegar or covered in gravy and slowly melting cheese curds. 
Jill Adams, Centretown NewsPassers-by stop at a chipwagon at Bank and Argyle streets. The city has promised residents more options after approving 20 new street food locations for next summer.
Demands for transparency on investment rules have multiplied in recent weeks following the federal government’s decision to block the proposed takeover of Progress Energy, a Calgary-based natural gas company, by the Malaysian state-owned Petroliam Nasional Bhd.
Little Italy’s Invest Ottawa has provided a springboard for Centretown start-ups SageTea and Foodic.us and will soon reach hundreds more through Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Amanda Stephen, Centretown NewsFoodic.us CEO and co-founder Myles Foster created his company at last year's Global Entrepreneurship Week in a matter of days. Entreprenuers at this year's event will try to mimic Foster's success.