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Hexo to issue up to $150M in new stock to fund U.S. expansion plans

Ottawa-based pot producer says it also wants to upgrade its plant in Belleville, where it bottles cannabis-infused drinks in a joint venture with brewing giant Molson Coors.

Wealth of influence: Investment broker to Ottawa’s tech stars takes control of boutique firm PWL Capital

Cameron Passmore is now majority shareholder of PWL, whose high-powered client roster includes local tech glitterati such as Shopify’s Tobi Lütke and Harley Finkelstein.

From laid off to new business launch, pair of ex-Canopy employees take ‘charge of our own destiny’

Seasoned copywriter and graphic designer team up as partners of new Ottawa-based creative service studio

OAX 2021: The road to recovery

Participate in Canada’s leading survey of associations

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Indigenous youth get assist from former NHL players

'We hope to inspire other local businesses to make a positive impact in whichever way they can.'

The Bright Side of Business: Africa World Market celebrates two decades of growth and expansions

Starting with a small downtown shop, the family-run enterprise now includes two thriving stores

Podcast: A fresh Forty Under 40 class, Bryden’s new waste-to-energy tech, Eastern Ontario tourism investments

Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify, SoundCloud and other audio platforms.

Ottawa SMEs to receive free rapid COVID-19 testing kits

Any local business with 150 or fewer employees will be eligible to receive the tests through the Ottawa Board of Trade.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate ticks up to 6.7% in April

While the region's economy added 7,600 jobs, the labour force also jumped by an additional 10,200 as more people resumed their search for work, Statistics Canada says.

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