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Canopy Growth shares tumble on CEO exit plans, loss of market share

Canopy Growth shares fell to their lowest level this year on Thursday after quarterly results that suggested the cannabis producer lost market share and an announcement that its CEO plans to leave the company

Smiths Falls pot producer Canopy Growth posts $1.28B loss in Q1

Losses continue to pile up at Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth even as the licensed cannabis producer rapidly grows its revenues from legal cannabis sales

Ottawa Hospital CEO Jack Kitts to retire in 2020

After three decades with the Ottawa Hospital and 18 years at the helm, Jack Kitts will step down as president and CEO of the local hospital next year

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A series of wins for TEKsystems leads the latest round up of federal contracts awarded to local companies

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate plummets to 4.8% amid record job gains in July

Employers on both sides of the Ottawa River collectively added a whopping 12,300 jobs in July

How technology is transforming Ottawa’s property management industry

GPS, cloud-based software and video communications improving experiences of property owners, tenants and employees

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A round-up of the top federal contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to companies with a local presence between July 22-26

Prospectus: R&R is pivotal to getting your ROI

In the latest issue of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Michael Curran extols the virtues of taking a break – for the good of you and your business

City says LRT work ‘substantially complete,’ final testing to start this week

The city and builders Rideau Transit Group are now holding their collective breaths that the final testing hurdle goes off without a major hitch

Tweed co-founder Chuck Rifici’s cannabis firm Auxly lands $123M from tobacco giant

The additional capital will fuel Auxly's plans to roll out next-generation cannabis products, such as vaporizers, when legalized in Canada later this year
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