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Renfrew County to host 2022 Ontario Winter Games

More than 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials are expected to participate in the event, which features more than 20 sports.

Ottawa’s Kinaxis hit with patent infringement lawsuit by U.S. competitor

Techopia

In the suit filed in U.S. District Court, Arizona-based Blue Yonder claims that Kinaxis used solutions invented by the U.S. firm.

Housing starts jump in November, CMHC says

Residential

Ottawa-Gatineau developers started work on 1,496 new builds in November, according to the federal agency, up from the 1,240 starts recorded in November 2019.

Surging beverage sales help boost pot producer Hexo’s Q1 revenues

Ottawa

Ottawa firm posted net revenues of $29.5 million for the three-month period ending Oct. 31, up from $14.5 million in the first quarter of 2020.

Ottawa’s aggregate home price to jump 11.5% in 2021: Royal LePage

Residential

Brokerage says region’s stable economy, an influx of buyers from the GTA and surging demand for roomier properties in the COVID-19 era will keep market

Minto Apartment REIT filing opens door to up to $800M in new financing

Residential

The move allows Minto to fast-track the process of issuing new units on the Toronto Stock Exchange as a means of raising capital to acquire

Cannabis producer Hexo unveils new ‘centre of excellence’ and beverage plant in Belleville

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

New video promo says facility has been “engineered to manufacture advanced cannabis products” – including beverages that contain THC, the active ingredient in cannabis that

Algonquin College to lead $2.5M job-training program for Indigenous youth

Ottawa

Funded by the federal government’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, the program will see Algonquin work with 13 Indigenous partner organizations in eight provinces and

Wage subsidies providing ‘safety net’ for companies, employees

Ottawa

While some Ottawa businesses say these programs played a critical role in helping them weather the pandemic, the impact – and takeup – of these

Sens beef up C-suite with new hires, sign business boss to long-term deal

Sports and Entertainment

The NHL club’s front-office makeover continues as it said Tuesday it’s officially brought three more former executives from the Arizona Coyotes into its fold.