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Ottawa’s CannaRoyalty snags stake in Aurora Cannabis through licence deal

Ottawa

Ottawa-based cannabis investment firm CannaRoyalty (CNSX:CRZ) has sold off a valuable license to Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB), giving the local company a stake in one of

Ottawa area pot firm Canopy Growth acquires Hiku Brands in $269M deal

Ottawa

Local pot producer Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) is expanding its brand portfolio and retail footprint with its latest deal, acquiring the parent company of Tokyo Smoke

City council approves 65-storey Bayview tower, Claridge’s East Flats

City Hall

A bold plan to reshape Ottawa’s skyline with a trio of mixed-use towers near the Bayview transit station has been given the green light. Ottawa

Ottawa’s NeuroGym Technologies acquired by U.S. firm

Ottawa

An Ottawa company that makes equipment designed to boost the motor skills of patients suffering from brain and spinal cord injuries or diseases such as

Ottawa-Gatineau tourism growth to lag behind rest of Canada in 2018: Conference Board

Tourism

Ottawa-Gatineau likely won’t see as many new tourists as the rest of the country this year, but a new report from the Conference Board of

Ottawa to be HQ of merged First Air-Canadian North airline

Ottawa

The two main airlines that serve Canada’s North have announced a plan to merge into a single carrier based in Ottawa. First Air and Canadian

Ottawa cannabis investor CannaRoyalty keeps cultivating California supply chains

Ottawa

Armed with $30 million in fresh capital earmarked for cannabis investments in the Golden State, Ottawa’s CannaRoyalty says it’s purchased a manufacturing and distribution facility

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate steady at 4.4% in June

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s tight labour market showed few signs of loosening last month, as the region’s unemployment rate remained at its lowest level in a generation, Statistics

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?

Ottawa

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Canopy Growth launches Latin America subsidiary, acquires Colombian firm

Ottawa

Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) has launched a Latin American subsidiary and acquired a Colombian medical marijuana company. The Smiths Falls-based company says