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Canopy Growth Corp. lands millions in new financing

Ottawa

Two weeks after it started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Smith Falls-based Canopy Growth Corporation has secured additional financing. By Jacob Serebrin On Monday

City’s unemployment rate dips to 6.5% in July: StatsCan

Ottawa

Ottawa’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in July, Statistics Canada said Friday. The unemployment rate in the city was 6.5 per cent last month, according the

Grey Cup will ‘transform’ Lansdowne in 2017

Non-Residential

Who needs cheerleaders when you’ve got 36,000 fans packed elbow-to-elbow for the hottest football game of the year? By Emma Jackson. TD Place promises to

Grey Cup 2017 ‘a gift’ for city’s economy, local businesses say

Sports and Entertainment

Business owners in the Glebe and Ottawa hoteliers say they’re expecting to see a boost to their businesses when the nation’s capital hosts the Grey

KRP Properties expands Ottawa portfolio, acquires building in Gatineau

Non-Residential

Ottawa-based KRP Properties has acquired nine new properties, expanding the company’s presence in Kanata and – for the first time – in other parts of

Soldier for a day: executive training with a twist

Ottawa

Imagine pushing back from the keyboard and picking up a machine gun that fires 100 rounds per minute. How about swapping your BlackBerry for a

Pokemon Go boosting local business with parties and pub crawls

Ottawa

Confederation Park might be ground zero for Ottawa Pokemon Go trainers but a swath of other events – including two pub crawls – are luring

Young entrepreneur wins prize at Montreal International Startup Festival

Ottawa

Shaun MacLellan says he was on the fence about going to the Montreal International Startup Festival. By Jacob Serebrin “I wasn’t really expecting much going

Transit revenues down across Canada, StatsCan finds

Ottawa

OC Transpo’s not the only one scrounging for change between the O-Train seats. New data from Statistics Canada shows passenger bus and urban transit revenues

Full steam ahead for privately owned passenger railway

Ottawa

He might be riding his proposal for a privately backed commuter train into uncharted territory, but that hasn’t dampened Joseph Potvin’s sense of optimism. Mr.