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Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, seven to go to east region

Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis retail stores starting in October with as many as seven up for grabs in Ottawa and the surrounding region

Kichesippi Beer co-founder Paul Meek on a quest to become the ‘Ottawa thing’

Paul Meek has created one of the capital’s most recognizable local beverage brands – although the ‘original goal’ he set out for the Kitchesippi brewery nearly a decade ago remains elusive

Ottawa’s Lowe-Martin sells off web-printing business

An Ottawa-based printing company announced Tuesday it’s selling off its web-focused business in hopes of streamlining its sales efforts

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

PWGSC has a number of language interpretation contract awards in this week's roundup of local companies winning work with the federal government

Constellation Brands ‘not pleased’ with Canopy’s earnings, but still supportive

Constellation CEO Bill Newlands, however, said challenges were to be expected, pointing to the slow rollout of recreational pot stores in Ontario, among other headwinds for the pot industry

Ontario puts up $1M to protect communities against extreme weather following spring floods

The funds would allow municipalities to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather

Ottawa business leaders on board with feds’ support for Via high-frequency rail project

Official say the Ottawa business community is “clamouring” for better transportation connections to Toronto, Montreal and the U.S.

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A big win for Calian leads a round-up of local firms winning work with the federal government from June 10-14

Canopy Growth to produce cannabis-infused chocolates in Smiths Falls

Canopy Growth Corp. is putting a cannabis twist on its Smiths Falls headquarters’ tasty roots, launching pot-infused chocolate production at the site

Infrastructure agency to pitch in to help move along Via Rail project: sources

The federal infrastructure bank is going to put some money behind a few final, financially risky steps in Via Rail's high-frequency rail project, sources say
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