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Ottawa edtech startup EssayJack acquired by Vancouver’s Wize

The web-based app provides templates, frameworks, tips and prompts to reduce stress among students when they sit down in front of their computer by 'making that blank screen less intimidating.'

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts moderate in June

The decrease was primarily due to a relatively low number of multi-residential starts, which can fluctuate from month to month.

Legal cannabis sales in Ottawa flat as stores continue to multiply

Nation’s capital ranks sixth out of 160 cities in per-capita sales, according to the Ontario Cannabis Store

Ottawa office market shows signs of stabilization following pandemic shock

The citywide office vacancy rate rose to 9.8% at the end of June, up from 9.6% in the first quarter.

Hot Ottawa housing market to pick up more steam this fall: Royal LePage

'I don't expect we'll be in a balanced market anytime soon.'

Ottawa climbs into top-10 in ranking of North American tech talent hubs

High concentration of tech workers puts Ottawa in 'position of strength coming out of the pandemic'

Alignvest Student Housing REIT acquires Rideau Street student housing apartment

Alignvest now owns three student housing buildings in Ottawa

Podcast:‌ ‌Kanata North pushes for autonomous buses and shuttles, Ottawa home prices ‘levelling out,’ Eli Fathi retiring

Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify, SoundCloud and other audio platforms.

Ontario accelerates move to next phase of reopening

The decision clears the way for dining facilities, retail outlets and personal care businesses to begin serving patrons indoors next Friday.

Developer adds extra building, more units to proposed Vanier development

Manor Park Management's new plan calls for two 30-storey towers as well as another 20-storey highrise and an eight-storey building with a total of 870 residential suites.
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
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