Archive 1997-2016
Like may other local sports teams, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University are finding themselves working harder to put more fans in the seats.
With many professional and amateur sports teams in the city, fans have more choices of where to spend their time and money.
The National Basketball Association’s lockout surpassed the 150-day mark last week and enthusiasts have conceded the chances of a worthwhile season are more bleak than ever.
As each day passes without successful negotiations between the league and the players’ union, more would-be games are cancelled and the prospective season is cut even shorter.
Merchants on the Sparks Street Mall feel their Christmas will be a little merrier this year.
For the first time in more than a decade, the Sparks Street Mall has decorations and merchants hope they can cash in on the holiday atmosphere.
Sam Elsaadi, of La Mode Hair Studio on Sparks Street, says it’s about time something was done to attract potential customers to the street.
By Christa Delaney
The Ontario Lottery Corporation’s decision to limit individual bets on the Sport Select lottery is getting mixed reactions from Centretown lottery retailers.
Putting a ceiling on bets has lowered lottery profits for some corner store owners like Ali Karimi, owner of the Zesty Market on Elgin Street.