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SNC-Lavalin chief executive Neil Bruce stepping down

Ian Edwards, the company's chief operating officer, has been named interim chief executive effective Tuesday

Shareholder group makes bid to take Hudson’s Bay Co. private at $9.45 per share

A group of Hudson's Bay Co. shareholders, including executive chairman Richard Baker, is proposing to take the retailer private

Documents show federal push for infrastructure bank to back Via project

Federal officials are pushing the Canadian Infrastructure Bank to back Via Rail's high-frequency rail project, according to...

Craft brewers association welcomes move to sell beer at corner stores in Ontario

A group representing Ontario craft breweries is welcoming the provincial government's move to expand beer sales to corner stores, saying the current system limits their products' exposure to customers

Ottawa’s spring floods put last round of infrastructure repairs to the test

A new round of repairs is in store for pathways around Parliament Hill, after the second major...

Quebec firm Group Mach makes rival offer for Transat worth $14 per share

Quebec real estate developer Group Mach Inc. has made a takeover bid for Transat AT Inc. worth...

Tornadoes hit Gatineau, Ottawa areas, though no injuries reported

Strong winds uprooted trees and damaged homes, but nobody was injured when a tornado touched down in...

Small business to get help on energy efficiency upgrades from carbon tax money

Small businesses in the four provinces with a national carbon price will share $1.4 billion over the...

Central bank holds rate as it balances domestic economic pickup with trade risks

The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate steady Wednesday as it looked to balance mounting...

Judge OKs class action by former BlackBerry employees claiming severance pay

An Ontario judge has cleared the way for a class action on behalf of about 300 former...
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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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