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Gatineau pot producer Hydropothecary graduates to TSX

Ottawa

Hydropothecary is moving up to the Toronto Stock Exchange with a new brand to tackle the soon-to-be-legal recreational cannabis market. The Gatineau-based cannabis producer announced

Ottawa’s rural routes a favourite for tourists and locals

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Though the urban areas of the nation’s capital have much to offer for visitors and residents alike, the region is also laden with hidden gems

Gatineau proposes $2.1B light-rail line with eye to 2028 launch

Ottawa

The City of Gatineau unveiled an ambitious vision Wednesday for $2.1-billion light-rail line that includes two links with Ottawa’s own rapid-transit network. The 26-kilometre rail

Here’s how Ottawa business leaders feel about the economy

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Ottawa Business Growth Survey based on responses with hundreds of local business leaders.

With legalization secured, Ottawa-area pot firms head to public markets for extra capital

Ottawa

The day after the Senate passed a bill permitting the purchase and consumption of cannabis nationally, Ottawa-area pot firms were looking to the public markets

Ottawa entrepreneurs look to spark honest talk at mental health forum

Ottawa

Ottawa entrepreneurs will open up about their own mental health at an event this week aimed at promoting honest and oftentimes difficult conversations in the

Ottawa Champions bringing augmented reality to the field this summer

Sports and Entertainment

The Ottawa Champions will share the field with some virtual competition at RCGT Park this week thanks to a new partnership with an app developer.

After safeguarding G7 summit, Ottawa’s Allen-Vanguard eyeing anti-drone tech market

Defence and Security

From a security perspective, the recent G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., passed mostly without incident. Now, an Ottawa company is stepping up to take a

DoorDash expands to Ottawa with eye to taking bite of growing food delivery market

Ottawa

Food delivery startup DoorDash has made Canada’s capital its latest destination, launching locally Tuesday with more than 1,100 Ottawa-area restaurants and increasing competition in the