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Article content John Borsten scooted up the stairs of his new acquisition in the ByWard Market, excited to share his vision for the old building in the heart of Ottawa’s historic entertainment district. “But wait, there’s more,” Borsten said as he turned a corner out of a top-floor office of the old Fish Market building at York and William streets and pushed a narrow door out to a rooftop. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Restaurateur jazzed after acquiring old Fish Market building in the ByWard Market Back to video

For many small businesses in Ontario, the province-wide lockdown which began on Boxing Day is the last straw, leading some to close their doors for good.

  TORONTO -- For many small businesses in Ontario, the province-wide lockdown that began on Boxing Day is the last straw. One business that couldn’t survive another lockdown is the Pickering Flea Market in the Greater Toronto Area. After almost half a century, the large indoor market with hundreds of vendors is closing its doors. “The COVID outbreak has made it very, very hard to operate,” Erik Tamm, general manager of the Pickering Markets, told CTV News. More than 400 vendors will now have to find a new outlet to sell their goods. “I’ve grown up with a lot of these people,�...

Ottawa businesses are once again closing shop as Ontario kicks off a 28-day province-wide lockdown.