
Barrhaven site selected in pot shop licence lottery; Orléans location on waiting list
Ottawa’s next pot shop may land in Barrhaven – with an application for Orléans waiting in the wings – after the results of Ontario’s second
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Barrhaven site selected in pot shop licence lottery; Orléans location on waiting list
Ottawa’s next pot shop may land in Barrhaven – with an application for Orléans waiting in the wings – after the results of Ontario’s second

Quebec government helps Ottawa-Gatineau newspaper that filed for creditor protection
The Quebec government is providing $5 million in interim financing to help a struggling French-language newspaper chain with outlets in the National Capital Region

Ontario moving ahead with municipal funding cuts in 2020: Doug Ford
Premier Doug Ford told a gathering of municipal leaders in Ottawa on Monday that the government was making the move after listening to their concerns

Ottawa’s brick-and-mortar merchants benefit from Shopify effect
E-commerce powerhouse’s employees ‘improve themselves constantly’ by getting a crash course in retail at local stores

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
A series of multimillion-dollar contracts lead the latest roundup of local firms winning work with the federal government

RTG misses latest LRT handover date, but service still expected in September
Rideau Transit Group will not hand over the keys to Ottawa’s light-rail transit system as planned on Friday, but city staff remain confident riders will

Linton and other Canopy Growth execs see compensation surge in fiscal 2019
Canopy Growth Corp. executives have struck it rich as their total compensation surged to $28.5 million last year including the first months since cannabis was

Quebec environment minister ties fish deaths in Ottawa, Lievre rivers to Masson hydro plant
Benoit Charette said he issued a notice to Energie de la Lievre and Services Energie Brookfield in connection with the incidents

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

Declining U.S. traffic pulls down Ottawa airport passenger volumes in July
A drop in U.S. traffic hampered total passenger volumes at the Ottawa International Airport last month. The local airport authority reports that 442,893 people travelled
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