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CHEO bolsters online telethon with support from Ottawa business community

The CHEO Foundation is adding a stronger online and interactive element to its popular annual telethon, turning the traditional one-day event into a two-week online experience.

Big data means big business for Ottawa professional services firms

Firms build up their arsenal of AI technology as they transition from providing tax and accounting services to using data analytics software to help clients forecast sales and track spending.

Porter defers resumption of flights until July 29

Airline had planned to resume flights on June 29.

Feds ask Ottawa’s consulting heavyweights to help chart COVID-19 economic recovery

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada looking for contractor to spark 'big ideas'

VIA restores some Ottawa-Toronto train trips

Service between Ottawa and Montreal will remain limited to one round-trip daily.

City releases reopening checklist for Ottawa businesses

Includes steps to prepare employees, ready the workplace and create a physical distancing plan.

Wu-Tang Clan raise money for ‘A Better Tomorrow’ for local charities

The New York City-based rap collective announced its official partnership with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Ottawa Food Bank and the Ottawa Mission shelter this morning.

Beleaguered Hexo seeks $50M in new financing

Gatineau cannabis producer received warning from NYSE about low stock price.

Op-ed: How Ottawa employers can harness the power of talented – and often overlooked – labour pool

A shift in thinking and a better understanding of what it means to get older will be critical to overcome future talent shortages.

Stoneface Dolly’s closes both Ottawa locations

Two of the city’s most popular brunch spots are closing their doors for good after years as...
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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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