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Bell, Rogers, CBC join group seeking to have CRTC find and block content pirates

Prominent members of Canada's entertainment industry are calling for a new federal agency to locate and shut...

Five Canadian business stories to watch in the coming week

Grocery chain Metro Inc. will report its first-quarter results and NAFTA talks wrap up round six this week.

Feds poised to help newspapers in upcoming budget

All signs point to the struggling print media industry getting a financial assist from the federal government...

Former Ottawa area Conservative MP Royal Galipeau dies of cancer at age 71

Former Conservative MP Royal Galipeau, who represented the Ottawa-area riding of Orleans for nearly a decade, has...

Canada exported $1.2B of illegal cannabis in 2017: StatCan estimate

Not only do Canadians have a knack for growing pot, they're also adept at sneaking it across...

Pilotless planes on the horizon if public acceptance grows, say experts

Canadians may not be quite ready to fly on a pilotless aircraft but technological advances in self-driving...

Competition Bureau takes on Ticketmaster, Live Nation over alleged deceptive pricing

Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. allegedly used a deceptive practice known as "drip...

Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations

Ontario's Opposition leader is stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct, dealing a severe blow to his...

Canada’s big new trade deal: How it could affect a far bigger deal – NAFTA

The signing of a sprawling new trade pact involving two North American countries has revealed a rift...

Legal cannabis shops could boost nearby properties: experts, study

Recreational pot stores could, in fact, be a value-add for nearby neighbourhoods.
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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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