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Big move: Costco opens second-largest Canadian location at Shoppers City East

Retail warehouse giant cut the ribbon on a new 161,000-square-foot store on Blair Towers Place on Thursday morning.

Thirst for success: young entrepreneur’s African-style juices finding a following in Canada’s capital

University of Ottawa student's drinks made from a traditional Senegalese recipe are now available at eight locations in Ottawa and Montreal.

Rebel 101.7 boss Tim Wieczorek promoted to executive VP of Torres Group

Algonquin College alumnus has had stints in sales and senior management at radio stations and other media organizations.

Former Sens stalwart Phillips to lead team’s new community foundation

New organization replaces the former Ottawa Senators Foundation, which officially ended its relationship with the NHL club at the end of July.

Empire to rebrand Greenbank Sobeys as Farm Boy

Supermarket chain says Farm Boy is on track to have 43 stores in the province by the end of 2021.

Showtime! Cineplex, Landmark set to begin reopening theatres in Ottawa Friday

Cineplex said openings are part of a “phased approach” to restarting its operations, which have been shut down for several months due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Sens Foundation to change name, continue serving local youth

Charitable organization said Tuesday it is changing its name to the Ottawa-Gatineau Youth Foundation after its affiliation with NHL club ends on July 31.

Kettleman’s on a roll: Ottawa-based chain to open first bagel drive-through in Kanata

Company says it plans to open west-end store, its fourth location in Ottawa, early in 2021.

Insolvent retailer DavidsTea owes Ottawa landlords close to $400K

Montreal-based merchant closing 82 stores in Canada and all 42 of its locations in the United States as it focuses on its e-commerce business and supplying grocery stores and pharmacies.

Eco-friendly Ottawa retailer terra20 goes old school with brick-and-mortar Train Yards expansion

Local chain specializes in eco-friendly merchandise such as natural skin-care products and bathroom cleaners made without toxic chemicals.
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Generative AI is a superpower for tech entrepreneurs creating new products. AI can help analyse problems, explore options and define solutions at a pace never before possible. Here’s the question: while AI is an inventor’s best friend, what role does it play in inventing new products from an intellectual property perspective? In this bonus episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Kushal Shah, a registered Canadian patent agent and lawyer who recently joined Ottawa-based Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP. The discussion explores exactly how much heavy lifting an AI can do before it becomes difficult for a human to legally claim an invention. The conversation provides practical guidance on establishing a paper trail to prove a meaningful human contribution to the final product. Learn how to safely validate AI-generated suggestions and avoid the confidentiality traps of feeding unpatented ideas and proprietary data into generative AI systems in this latest episode. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:25 Introducing Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP 02:09 Introducing Kushal Shah 23:50 OBJ Updates and Closing 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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