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City starts drafting rules for private pot shops in Ottawa

City Hall

The provincial government’s decision this month to allow private pot sales has city officials rushing to create new rules to regulate cannabis retailers in the

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

Cantec Systems Ltd. 1573 Laperriere Ave. Rechargeable batteries Buyer: DND $3,944,547 Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in joint venture 1010-151 Slater St. Informatic professional

Reel deal: Ottawa Film Office, T.O. firm launch plan for $40M sound stage

Sports and Entertainment

After decades of false starts, failed proposals and plenty of plot twists, the push to build a facility where major movies and TV shows could

EY’s Ian Sherman named chair of new Ottawa Board of Trade

Ottawa

Ottawa’s newly formed Board of Trade has named its first board of directors as it works to consolidate the operations of three chambers of commerce

City of Ottawa to bury hydro wires during Elgin Street redevelopment

Ottawa

The City of Ottawa is opting for underground hydro lines when it overhauls Elgin Street starting next year. The $36.3-million redevelopment project, which will see

Ottawa universities, colleges working to boost employment levels of graduates with disabilities

Ottawa

In more than 30 years as an employee at Carleton University, Larry McCloskey has seen the percentage of students with disabilities steadily rise. About 3,000

OBJ relaunches newspaper with new format, greater reach

Ottawa

As OBJ enters its 24th year, it’s acting its age

Update: Joining Myers Auto Group a ‘rare opportunity’: New CEO Cyril Leeder

Retail

Former Ottawa Senators president Cyril Leeder will take the wheel at Myers Automotive Group as the organization’s first CEO, a move that keeps the well-known

Commissionaires Ottawa acquires local telecom firm ComNet

Ottawa

The region’s largest security services firm says the acquisition of an Ottawa-based cable and networking firm will expand its client offerings and help recruit former

Gatineau-based LiveWell signs US$35M cannabinoid supply deal in Brazil

Ottawa

One of the National Capital Region’s burgeoning pot producers has signed a lucrative deal to supply its concentrated cannabinoids in Brazil. Gatineau-based LiveWell Canada (TSX-V:LVWL),