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Philanthropy in Ottawa: Construction community rallies behind The Royal Ottawa

More than 40 companies and 20 individuals step up to support mental health in Ottawa.

Ottawa businesses recalling employees, readying patios after province gives green light to reopening

Ottawa, as well as most communities in eastern and northern Ontario, can proceed to “stage two” reopening.

Ottawa restaurant The Grand says it was fined for letting customers eat takeout on patio

Co-owner John Borsten says he doesn't see what they did wrong given that the restaurant didn't serve customers on the patio, and that others were eating on public benches and sidewalks nearby.

Leading environmental lawyer Michael S. Hebert to head Mann Lawyers’ new environmental group

Rapidly evolving area of law includes contaminated land and brownfield sites, due diligence in complex real estate transactions and environmental liability, among others.

Behind the headlines of Ottawa’s biggest business stories this week

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Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate hits 8.4%

Jobless rate reaches highest level in more than a decade.

Op-ed: COVID-19 forces businesses to face destruction head-on

Pandemic is forcing businesses down one of four paths, writes Walter Robinson: death, pivot, re-tool or paralysis.

Op-ed: What it’s like to be a black entrepreneur in Ottawa

Kevin Bourne shares his experiences in the capital's business community and shares his strategies for building more inclusive organizations

Coping with COVID-19: Behind the headlines

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Canopy Growth reports $1.3B Q4 loss; plans to tighten focus on select markets

‘Being first isn't a sustainable strategy’
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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
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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