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Carp Road manufacturers continue building despite skills shortage

Ottawa

With existing firms investing in new equipment and sizable industrial land tracts available for development, the head of the Carp Road business association is predicting

Swiss manufacturer Stadler wins $106M deal to supply trains for Trillium LRT extension

Ottawa

A Swiss company will provide trains for the Trillium Line extension as part of the second stage of Ottawa’s light-rail transit line. Stadler Rail Group

Gatineau-based Hexo among firms pushing for different cannabis beverage rules

Ottawa

A group of alcohol and cannabis companies have formed an industry alliance to push for changes to proposed rules governing pot-infused beverages before edibles become

Former U.S. president Barack Obama to visit Ottawa in May

Ottawa

Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to visit the nation’s capital next month for a question-and-answer session. The event, hosted by the progressive think-tank

Pure Global Cannabis to acquire Ottawa-based hemp firm in $560K deal

Ottawa

A Brampton company is looking to enter the burgeoning hemp-based health and beauty products market with an acquisition of an Ottawa firm. Pure Global Cannabis,

Canadian Armed Forces called in to sandbag Gatineau floods

Ottawa

More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, including parts of the National Capital Region, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that

Op-ed: The role of Ottawa businesses in weathering the climate change storm

Ottawa

Last October, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a dire warning: Climate change could trigger “unprecedented” changes to life on this planet by

Feds look to hire geese-scaring dogs for Ottawa’s Experimental Farm

Ottawa

The federal government has put out a call to any company with a few good dogs that can keep Canadian Geese at the Central Experimental

Shareholders approve Ottawa-based Tetra Bio-Pharma’s $12M acquisition

Ottawa

Tetra Bio-Pharma’s shareholders are endorsing the local firm’s plans to accelerate its cannabidiol research efforts as excitement around the market for hemp-based products heats up.