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Visit Ottawa, munch some tail?
Cheeky new tourism campaign touts BeaverTails and other local attractions as it stokes city’s friendly rivalry with Toronto and Montreal.
Sunwing set to resume Ottawa flights later this year
Toronto-based carrier says it will start flying to 11 destinations in Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic in November, with weekly flights running until
Revealed: Best Places to Work in Ottawa
Recipients were ranked according to their performance in areas such as leadership and planning, corporate culture, job satisfaction, training and pay and benefits.
Practical steps to protecting great entrepreneurial ideas
The team at Smart & Biggar can help businesses establish an internal IP strategy that can maximize the effectiveness of their patents and trademarks.
Hexo shares wobble on Nasdaq debut
Cannabis firm’s shares hit a 2021 peak of US$10 on the NYSE in mid-February and have since fallen by 74 per cent.
The Bright Side of Business: Safi Fine Foods reimagines itself at new Sandy Hill location
After being forced to move his business just before the pandemic, owner Mohamed Ali Abdo dug deep and found a way to keep his entrepreneurial
Ottawa teens Valentina Mounzer and Danika Hindson are now in talks with CIBC to find a manufacturer to mass-produce their creation, called Breadwinner.
Ottawa drops off list of Canada’s top 10 cities for VC funding
It’s a far cry from the first half of 2020, when Ottawa ranked fifth in the total number of VC transactions with 16 on record.
Hexo stock plunges nearly 30% as Ottawa cannabis firm issues US$140M worth of new units
Company has been issuing new shares at a steady clip as it seeks to finance its ambitious expansion plans.
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