Craig Lord

NordikLeaf secures 25 acres outside Perth for cannabis grow-op

Ottawa

An Ottawa-area cannabis company has found a suitable plot of land for its growing operations just outside of Perth. NordikLeaf announced Thursday it has secured

Update: Gatineau’s Hexo looks to become ‘top-tier’ pot firm with $263M Newstrike acquisition

Ottawa

Gatineau’s Hexo (TSX:HEXO) is looking to become one of the largest cannabis companies in Canada – and by extension, the world – with its multimillion-dollar

Kanata-based AI developer Interset acquired by billion-dollar U.K. firm

Techopia

A local artificial intelligence firm has been acquired by a global tech giant with hopes of establishing its AI “centre of excellence” in Ottawa. Interset,

Spoonity’s point-of-sale tech gaining loyal international following

Techopia

Following a banner year that saw his firm’s user base grow 300 per cent, the co-founder behind an Ottawa app maker says the company’s local

NCC to parcel out LeBreton Flats redevelopment, starting with land near central library

Real Estate

The National Capital Commission said Thursday morning it is moving ahead with a new process to redevelop LeBreton Flats, one that will start with a

Ottawa council approves $4.7B LRT extension despite calls for delay, more transparency

City Hall

Ottawa city council has approved two multibillion-dollar bids to develop the second phase of its light-rail transit network following a vigorous debate on the tight

LRT will not be ready by March 31; city says handover now expected in Q2 2019

City Hall

The consortium building the first phase of Ottawa’s light-rail transit system will miss its third handover deadline, with the system now expected to be delivered

Ottawa’s Espial reports 34% drop in Q4 revenue despite surging SaaS segment

Techopia

Ottawa-based Espial Group’s revenues dropped sharply in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 as the company increasingly focused on its burgeoning SaaS-based business. Espial (TSX:ESP),

Ottawa AI startup reDock raises $1M for rebooted proposal product

Techopia

A couple years after generating buzz around a product aimed at automating the laborious proposal-writing process, Ottawa-based reDock has raised fresh capital to take a

Solmaz Shahalizadeh’s unexpected journey to Shopify’s doorstep

Techopia

Before she was leading Shopify’s data science team, before she was working at one of the world’s biggest investment banks and before she was researching