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Sens to lower parking fees, remove tarped-off seats at Canadian Tire Centre

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Tim Hortons franchisee group cites ‘intimidation’ by parent company RBI

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Firms still positive about future despite uncertainties: Bank of Canada

Canadian firms remain upbeat about future sales, business investment and hiring even as the country faces stubborn...

Firms still positive about future despite uncertainties: Bank of Canada

Canadian firms remain upbeat about future sales, business investment and hiring even as the country faces stubborn...

With pot legalization looming, Ontario realtors call for stronger protections against grow-ops

Ontario's real estate agents want stronger rules to protect home buyers from purchasing a former marijuana grow-op...

With pot legalization looming, Ontario realtors call for stronger protections against grow-ops

Ontario's real estate agents want stronger rules to protect home buyers from purchasing a former marijuana grow-op...

Air in a bottle? How companies sell Canadian nature

When two Edmonton men started bottling and selling air from Banff and Lake Louise, Alta., some people...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

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Tim Hortons falls 40 spots in annual reputation ranking

A new survey suggests Tim Hortons has fallen out of favour with Canadians, plummeting 25 points and...

Corus shares soar after it reports $40M Q2 profit, beats expectations

Shares of Corus Entertainment Inc. soared in trading Thursday after the company beat expectations as it reported...
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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
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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