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ByWard Market business owners keen on Mayor Watson’s CCTV proposal

The ByWard Market BIA’s safety and security committee endorsed the pilot project at its latest meeting on Tuesday afternoon

James Street Pub closing to make way for new development in fall

The prominent Centretown watering hole announced on its Facebook page Thursday that it would be closing down after one final summer to make way for a forthcoming development on the site

Ottawa’s Rideau Bakery closes its doors

An Ottawa institution has closed its doors for the final time. Over the weekend, Ottawa’s Rideau Bakery announced...

City ends struggling Ottawa Champions baseball team’s stadium lease

The City of Ottawa is renegotiating its lease deal with pro baseball’s Ottawa Champions after the club fell more than $400,000 behind in rent payments at the city-owned 10,000-seat park on Coventry Road

Empire Co. to invest $70M in expanding Farm Boy network in fiscal 2020

Farm Boy’s new parent company revealed a few details Thursday about its plans to expand the Ottawa-born grocery chain’s network this coming fiscal year

Council OKs new fund to boost music industry

Fund is part of city's three-year strategy to promote local musicians and businesses that cater to them.

Farm Boy to replace Sobeys on Metcalfe Street

The owner of two well-known grocery chains says it’s swapping its downtown Ottawa Sobeys store for a...

Ottawa Senators hire D.J. Smith as head coach

There were more experienced candidates available, but the Ottawa Senators believe D.J. Smith is the best coach...

Governing body of English rugby league approves franchise move to Ottawa

The governing body of English rugby league has accepted a bid to put a franchise in Ottawa. Toronto's...

Wolf Down: Startup-style restaurant bringing Berlin’s beloved street meat to Bank Street

Wolf Down, a new restaurant opening in Centretown this weekend, is taking a few lessons from 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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