Ottawa

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Ontario puts up $1M to protect communities against extreme weather following spring floods

Ottawa

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

Retail

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

Council OKs new fund to boost music industry

Sports and Entertainment

Fund is part of city’s three-year strategy to promote local musicians and businesses that cater to them.

Ottawa business leaders on board with feds’ support for Via high-frequency rail project

Ottawa

Official say the Ottawa business community is “clamouring” for better transportation connections to Toronto, Montreal and the U.S.

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

A big win for Calian leads a round-up of local firms winning work with the federal government from June 10-14

Canopy Growth to produce cannabis-infused chocolates in Smiths Falls

Ottawa

Canopy Growth Corp. is putting a cannabis twist on its Smiths Falls headquarters’ tasty roots, launching pot-infused chocolate production at the site

VeloGO bike-share service not returning to Ottawa this summer

Tourism

A major bike-share service’s sudden decision to pull out of the Ottawa-Gatineau market is “unfortunate” but won’t have a significant impact on the city’s tourism

Infrastructure agency to pitch in to help move along Via Rail project: sources

Ottawa

The federal infrastructure bank is going to put some money behind a few final, financially risky steps in Via Rail’s high-frequency rail project, sources say