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New drive-thru store format is latest to enter crowded cannabis marketplace

In a bid to maximize revenue per square foot and experiment with various store formats, ShinyBud Corp. has opened Ottawa’s first drive-through cannabis store near Carlingwood Shopping Centre.

Falling fortune: Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke drops from second to 11th on Canada’s rich list

E-commerce software giant's CEO has seen his net worth cut in half in recent months, according to Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest people.

Royal LePage boosts Ottawa home price forecast as supply crunch persists

Firm is now predicting the aggregate price of a home in Ottawa will jump 13 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with a year earlier, up from its earlier forecast of nine per cent.

Gatineau building boom continues as National Capital Region housing starts tick up 10% in March

There were 521 new builds launched on the Quebec side of the river last month, up from 182 a year ago, CMHC said Tuesday.

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La Cité gets nearly $13M from feds, province to upgrade classrooms, tech infrastructure

Cash will be disbursed over the next three years to help the east-end francophone college “transform its technology infrastructure” and implement a new digital strategy.

Ottawa Tourism to dole out millions in grants to local businesses

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario is giving local organization $5.5 million to help Ottawa-based tourism businesses develop "new and enhanced products and services."

Smash hit: Crowdfunding campaign raises more than $41K for Rainbow Bistro

Launched in late February, the crowdfunding effort had set a goal of raising $37,000 in 37 days to celebrate the 37th anniversary of “Ottawa’s legendary home of live music.”

Average Ottawa residential home price surpasses $850K in March: OREB

Residential-class properties changed hands for an average of $853,615 in March, up 13 per cent from the same month in 2021, real estate board says, even as sales fell compared with a year earlier.

‘Playful’ Marriott hotel brand to open first Ottawa location at historic ByWard Market site

Rimap Hospitality said this week it has signed a deal with Marriott International to open a 222-room Moxy hotel in the Major Building at 126 York St. 

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