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Algonquin College names Claude Brulé as new president, CEO

Algonquin College has tapped a 20-year veteran of the post-secondary institution to succeed the outgoing Cheryl Jensen and lead it through the next five years

Ottawa-area cannabis grower apollogreen cleared to produce ‘starter plants’

A local company has been given the green light from Health Canada to grow cannabis “starter plants” that it plans to sell to licensed pot producers

Ottawa airport traffic descends in June

Despite the slow June, the Ottawa airport’s passenger volumes are still trending higher over the first half of the year

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate settles to 1.9% in June

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation rose at roughly the same rate as the rest of the country in June, as both figures came down from a spike the month before

Cannabis venture capital firm Canopy Rivers reports $1.8 million Q4 loss

Canopy Rivers, the venture capital arm of Smiths Falls-based cannabis company Canopy Growth, swung to a loss in its latest quarter as its operating expenses soared

Capital Coun. Menard calls for breakup of planning committee over urban-rural divide

An Ottawa councillor is calling for the city’s planning committee to be split into two bodies that deal with urban and suburban planning issues separately

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A $26-million contract for Thales Group leads the latest round-up of local firms winning work with the federal government

Custom Ottawa Monopoly board filled up with local businesses

Ottawa businesses have come out in force to fill the familiar streets lining the capital’s first official Monopoly board

How Sens fans, local business and grassroots community activities send kids to camp

More than 2,000 children in 2018, including new Canadians and children dealing with health challenges, participated in the SENS Campership Program.

Gatineau pot producer Hexo to begin trading on NYSE next week

A local pot producer is graduating to the upper echelons of United States stock exchanges
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