
Hexo cuts Q2 loss after revenue nearly doubled compared with year ago
Ottawa-based cannabis firm reported a loss of $20.8 million in its latest quarter, compared with a loss of $298.2 million in the same period in
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Hexo cuts Q2 loss after revenue nearly doubled compared with year ago
Ottawa-based cannabis firm reported a loss of $20.8 million in its latest quarter, compared with a loss of $298.2 million in the same period in

Martial arts studio evolves to blend the best of online and in-person training
Digital transformation included search engine optimization, blogging strategy and new graphic designs.

Music to fans’ ears: Outdoor concert slated for Lansdowne Park in late March
First-of-its-kind event during pandemic will require all spectators to be screened for COVID-19 in advance.

Viral Clean strengthens workforce as it ramps up to fulfill Health Canada contract for 10M masks

Ottawa BIA coalition calls for HST holiday for hard-hit restaurant industry
Organization says already-thin profit margins in the beleaguered sector have been stretched to the breaking point during the pandemic.

Promotions are designed to spur residents to spend money at locally owned enterprises.

Ottawa’s unemployment rate falls in February as region gains 15,000 jobs
Region’s jobless rate dropped to 6.5 per cent in February, down from 6.7 per cent the previous month and its lowest level since the start

‘I felt so helpless’: A year into the pandemic, local entrepreneurs reflect on lessons learned
Karla Briones and David Ross say they’re more resilient businesspeople after the COVID-19 crisis put them to the test in ways they never could have

Ottawa Tool Library finds new home in former artists’ hub
Non-profit facility was one of more than two dozen subtenants at Makerspace North that were left scrambling to find new homes after the community hub

U.S. court dismisses class-action lawsuit against Ottawa-based Hexo
Shareholders claimed the pot producer misled them and failed to disclose problems with the business.
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