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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 be on the trains by the end of September

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 legalized in October

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 announcement that its CEO plans to leave the company

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...

Smiths Falls pot producer Canopy Growth posts $1.28B loss in Q1

Losses continue to pile up at Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth even as the licensed cannabis producer rapidly grows its revenues from legal cannabis sales

Ottawa Hospital CEO Jack Kitts to retire in 2020

After three decades with the Ottawa Hospital and 18 years at the helm, Jack Kitts will step down as president and CEO of the local hospital next year

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A series of wins for TEKsystems leads the latest round up of federal contracts awarded to local companies

Ottawa’s mid-tier malls face adapt-or-die retail landscape

With Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre set to be totally rebuilt, OBJ looks at whether community retail plazas still have staying power in a world of e-commerce and changing consumer buying habits
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