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‘Fighting for our lives’: Canada’s theatre industry tries to plan for uncertain 2021

NAC is thinking on a more local scale, rather than counting on productions with international artists or even those from other regions in Canada who might face travel restrictions.

Canopy Growth signs $297M deal to give up stake in Canopy Rivers

The Smiths Falls-based cannabis producer will also increase ownership in Quebec greenhouse joint venture Vert Mirabel.

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

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

Household debt ratio rises to 170.7 per cent, StatCan says

Canadian households owed an average of $1.71 for every dollar of disposable income in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Federal tourism efforts to focus on local travel, Joly says

Domestic travel is likely to take priority even after vaccinations begin.

Canopy Growth to close five facilities across Canada, lay off 220 workers

The Ottawa-area pot producer says it will end operations at sites in St. John's, Fredericton, Edmonton, Bowmanville, Ont. and at an outdoor grow facility in Saskatchewan.

Canadian families will pay nearly $700 more for groceries in 2021, report says

Rising bread, meat and vegetable prices are expected to lead the overall food price increase of three to five per cent

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

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

WSP Global shares surge with deal to buy Ontario’s Golder Associates for $1.5B

Both WSP and Golder have a significant presence in Ottawa.

Ottawa to host 2026 world wheelchair basketball championships

Lansdowne Park, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa among venues.
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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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