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Shopify to keep offices closed until 2021 as firm shifts to permanent remote-work mode

Shopify's chief executive says the company's offices will remain closed until 2021, and that most employees will...

Ottawa’s inflation rate grinds down to 0.8% in April

The national drop in inflation in April was fuelled by a 39.3 per cent plunge in gasoline prices, the largest year-over-year decline on record.

Wu-Tang Clan raise money for ‘A Better Tomorrow’ for local charities

The New York City-based rap collective announced its official partnership with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Ottawa Food Bank and the Ottawa Mission shelter this morning.

Some businesses wary about reopening as Ontario eases COVID-19 restrictions

Quebec removing police checkpoints that limited non-essential traffic between Ottawa and Gatineau.

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

A preview of some of the national business stories that will be making headlines in the days ahead.

Ontario stage one reopening includes stores, surgeries, tennis, dog grooming

All construction can resume Tuesday and limits will be lifted on maintenance, repair and property management services, but provincial officials are still advising working from home as much as possible

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

A preview of some of the national business stories that will be making headlines in the days ahead.

Zoom job interviews and assessing skills for remote work: Hiring tips in a pandemic

Setting up a professional looking space that is well lit and uncluttered are a must for a Zoom interview, as is dressing properly.

Ontario allowing curbside pickup for retail, reopening of garden, hardware shops

All retail stores with a street entrance will be allowed to open Monday, May 11, to provide curbside pickup and delivery.

Spartan Bioscience faces setback in COVID-19 test rollout

Ottawa company said it would recall the 5,500 test shipped nationally and work on additional clinical studies.
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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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