
Update: Bruce Linton ousted as Canopy Growth CEO
Linton said in media interviews Wednesday he expects to focus on roles at Ottawa tech firms Martello, Ruckify following his departure from the cannabis giant
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Update: Bruce Linton ousted as Canopy Growth CEO
Linton said in media interviews Wednesday he expects to focus on roles at Ottawa tech firms Martello, Ruckify following his departure from the cannabis giant

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

Ottawa’s Rideau Bakery closes its doors
An Ottawa institution has closed its doors for the final time. Over the weekend, Ottawa’s Rideau Bakery announced it was closed for good with a

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

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

City ends struggling Ottawa Champions baseball team’s stadium lease
The City of Ottawa is renegotiating its lease deal with pro baseball’s Ottawa Champions after the club fell more than $400,000 behind in rent payments

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

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

Empire Co. to invest $70M in expanding Farm Boy network in fiscal 2020
Farm Boy’s new parent company revealed a few details Thursday about its plans to expand the Ottawa-born grocery chain’s network this coming fiscal year
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