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Veteran journalists depart CTV Ottawa amid ‘dramatic shift’ in local news

A slew of journalists are leaving CTV Ottawa this week as the shifting business model for local television news continues to put pressure on broadcasters

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate up 2.5 per cent in November, above national average

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation ballooned to 2.5 per cent in November – the largest increase so...

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate up 2.5 per cent in November, above national average

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation ballooned to 2.5 per cent in November – the largest increase so...

Sprott-Bridgehead partnership will see coffee chain set up shop on Carleton campus

An educational partnership between the Sprott School of Business and coffee chain Bridgehead will see the local brand open up a new shop on the Carleton University campus

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

IBM Canada and MindBridge Ai are among the companies winning work with the federal government in recent weeks

Op-ed: Affordable housing trumps talent, says survey of Ottawa residents’ priorities

OBJ columnist Bruce Firestone asked local residents what matters most to them – and received some surprising answers

Gatineau-based pot producer Hexo Corp. reports $62.4M first quarter loss

Gatineau pot firm Hexo Corp. says it lost $62.4 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $12.8 million in the same quarter last year

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A $12.4-million construction management contract for EllisDon Corp. leads the latest roundup of local firms winning work with the federal government

Canopy Growth shares get lift after Constellation executive named new CEO

Canopy Growth Corp.'s appointment of a veteran Constellation Brands executive as its new chief executive gave the cannabis producer's shares a lift on Monday

Canopy says new generation of cannabis products won’t be on shelves until January

Canopy Growth Corp. says its new generation of cannabis-infused food and beverage products won't be on store shelves until January in most markets
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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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