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Scotiabank, BMO hopeful about economic growth following strong Q3 results

Two of Canada's major banks are mighty optimistic about the prospects for North America's economic climate after...

Canadian airlines cancel scores of flights because of Hurricane Harvey

Canada's two largest airlines have cancelled scores of flights, affecting thousands of passengers, due to the massive...

Walmart brings third-party selling to Canadian website as competition grows

Walmart Canada is looking to strengthen its online presence by adding third-party sellers to its website. The company...

Liberals target 60,000 student work placements with funding roll out

The federal government is rolling out millions in new spending to help thousands of students heading back...

New collective agreements blamed for slowdown in resolving government pay problems

Problems with the federal government's public service pay system got worse over the last month as pay...

Simons CEO feels ‘vindicated’ as national expansion ushers in new era for retailer

The head of Quebec-based department store chain Simons is feeling vindicated as it completes the first phase...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

The banks are doing just fine, thanks: Investors got a first look last week at how Canadian...

After first quarter, feds on track to meet $28.5B deficit prediction: report

Three months into the fiscal year, the public books are on track to meet the Trudeau government's...

Cominar REIT to focus on Ottawa, Quebec as it sells 14% of portfolio

Locally, Cominar owns the Vanguard Building at 171 Slater St., three lowrise office buildings at 700, 750 and 770 Palladium Dr. in Kanata and the 184,000-square-foot office building at 400 Cooper St. in Centretown, among other properties in Nepean, Gatineau, Kanata and elsewhere in Ottawa.

CIBC expects ‘moderation’ in new mortgages as new regulations take shape

Soaring home prices have been a boon to mortgage businesses, but recent government efforts to cool the...
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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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