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Losses in Q4 part of the plan as Halogen looks for long-term growth

Techopia

Ottawa’s Halogen Software might be losing money but that’s exactly where the company’s executives want it to be. By Jacob Serebrin “We expect to continue

uOttawa granted eight new Canada Research Chairs

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The announcement of eight new Canada Research Chairs for the University of Ottawa is a huge “brain gain” for Canada, the university’s vice-president of research

Glebe holiday exemption could spread citywide for 2017

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The city’s finance and economic development committee is recommending council allow Glebe retailers to open on six statutory holidays. Should council approve the recommendation Feb.

Opinion: Local firms cash in on digital currency with city’s first Bitcoin ATM

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Bitcoin has been called crypto-currency, Internet cash and – in the words of Wall Street analyst Nick Colas – “gold for nerds.” By Kyle McInnes.

Opinion: Companies should learn testing lessons from toys

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If you are not familiar with it, the Canadian Toy Testing Council is a 55-year-old non-profit that enlists the volunteer aid of families to subject toys to

Claridge proposes 27-storey condo tower for Centretown

Residential

Ottawa developer Claridge Homes is seeking a zoning change from city hall so it can build a 27-storey condo tower at 287 Lisgar St. By

Opinion: Ottawa companies call attention to the capital at the 2014 CES

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Ottawa’s technology companies are driving some of the most important headlines at the International CES this year in Las Vegas, NV. By Kyle McInnes. Both large companies

Condo ownership up in Ottawa but still below other Canadian cities

Residential

Condominiums accounted for 16.3 per cent of owner-occupied households in Ottawa in 2011, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Brigil buys Richmond Road retirement residence for $2.4M

Residential

Gatineau homebuilder Brigil Construction has decided to move into the full-service retirement home business with the purchase of a 1.23-acre property in Ottawa’s west end

Opinion: Matthews’ lobbying a much-needed lifeline for high-tech

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Canadian high-tech has always struck me as politically naïve and immature. By Paul Slaby. This is partly due to the nature of the work: The