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From meals to mentorship, how Ottawa tech firms encourage in-office work

While thousands of government workers are facing return-to-office mandates, many local tech companies are stocking the fridge, booking caterers and finding other ways to encourage employees to spend at least some time in the office.
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Arnprior firm brings together 13 companies to build all-Canadian military vehicle

If Ben Seaman’s hopes are realized, the military vehicle his company is unveiling this...
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Ottawa train buff and finance professional starts campaign in support of high-speed rail

An Ottawa-based professional has started a national campaign to support the construction of Canada’s first high-speed rail line with the message: “Canada has waited long enough. Build Alto.”
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Ottawa founder’s distraction-free writing gadget finds global audience

Adam Wilk is the Ottawa-based founder of Zerowriter, which makes a distraction-free word processor that uses e-ink displays, the same low-glare technology found in e-readers. It connects to nothing. There’s no browser, no notifications and no video player.
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Four pirate ships for sale as owner of local tourism brand exits the business

The owner of a swashbuckling tourism brand originally founded in Ottawa is ready to “pass the pirate hat” and is looking to sell the business.
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Calian: Operationalizing Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy

Canada is shifting its defence approach, aiming to strengthen domestic sovereign capability, industrial resilience,...
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Evening in the Maritimes

One of Ottawa’s longest-running and most beloved fundraising events, Evening in the Maritimes (EiTM) marked its 30th anniversary, raising more than $275,000 in support of ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities.
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The map that held Silicon Valley North together for 30 years — where is it now?

A poster hanging on the wall at Hub350 has not changed in almost two decades. It maps the family tree of Ottawa’s technology companies in hundreds of tiny boxes and traces the lineage of local firms back to institutions such as Bell-Northern Research and the National Research Council.
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Defence bank ‘should be in Toronto,’ economic development minister says

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Ross Video to expand local manufacturing and R&D capacity, hire 125 new workers

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