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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.

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.

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.

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.

Days after Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushed for Toronto to be chosen to host a new international...

Ross Video is investing $122.5 million to expand its manufacturing and R&D capacity in eastern Ontario. “Even as...

When you think of Indian food, what comes to mind? For most people, it’s takeout curries, naan and aromatic rice dishes that allow you to over-indulge for a reasonable price. Perhaps the warm spices that fill the air of your local takeout spot that you’ve been ordering from every other Friday for the past five years.

Proud to Be Me recently hosted its "A Night in Tuscany Gratitude Dinner", an evening of celebration and appreciation bringing together supporters, families and community members for a night focused on gratitude and shared impact.

When Max Brault helped launch the Accessible Canada Act in 2019, artificial intelligence was not on anyone’s radar. But seven years later, the consultant says businesses are keen to adjust their accessibility guidelines, now with AI in the mix.

Jordan Lovett, who officially joined Avison Young this week, told OBJ there are “a lot of questions” about the future of the local commercial real estate market as federal civil servants prepare to report to the office four days a week beginning July 6.