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Feds emphasize domestic firms in new defence procurement strategy

The federal government is taking another step towards awarding defence contracts based partially on the value they create for Canadian firms. By Jacob Serebrin The

Housing starts down 57% in January: CMHC

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A plunge in multiple-unit dwelling construction activity contributed to a significant decrease in the number of housing starts in the capital last month, according to

Magor raises another $1.1M through brokered debenture offering

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Ottawa-based Magor Corporation has raised over $1.1 million through the second round of a brokered debenture offering, the company announced on Thursday. This offering consisted

IDC loses major revenue source with shutdown of Canadian Forces service

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Ottawa’s International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) is warning that its revenues are about to take a big hit. The company’s broadcasting service for Canadian soldiers on

Ackroo boasts about huge surge in revenues

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Ottawa-based loyalty rewards company Ackroo (TSXV:AKR) is claiming another record quarter. The company is reporting revenue of $406,900 during its most recent quarter, according to

Ottawa home sales down in January: OREB

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Ottawa realtors sold slightly fewer homes in January than during the same month last year, according to the latest numbers the Ottawa Real Estate Board

WiLAN files annual report with U.S. SEC

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Ottawa-based Wi-LAN plans to continue offering securities to investors in the United States. The patent licensing company, which is traded on both the NASDAQ and

TITUS wins $6M federal e-mail label contract

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Ottawa-based information security firm TITUS has received a contract worth almost $5.9 million to provide the federal government with an e-mail labelling system. The system,

Mitel officially merges with Aastra

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Mitel Networks (TSX:MNW) has completed a previously announced $392-million merger with Aastra Technologies, the companies announced late Friday. The deal will create a company that

Who is doing deals in Ottawa

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Ackroo, AirVM, and QNX Software Systems are among the Ottawa businesses doing deals lately. Ackroo recently announced Perkins Canada has selected the Ottawa firm as