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Here are Ottawa-Gatineau’s 2019 Forty Under 40 recipients
Burgeoning tech executives, up-and-coming real estate moguls and a slew of community-minded young achievers: They’re all represented in the 2019 Forty Under 40 awards, a
Carp Road manufacturers continue building despite skills shortage
With existing firms investing in new equipment and sizable industrial land tracts available for development, the head of the Carp Road business association is predicting
Swiss manufacturer Stadler wins $106M deal to supply trains for Trillium LRT extension
A Swiss company will provide trains for the Trillium Line extension as part of the second stage of Ottawa’s light-rail transit line. Stadler Rail Group
Gatineau-based Hexo among firms pushing for different cannabis beverage rules
A group of alcohol and cannabis companies have formed an industry alliance to push for changes to proposed rules governing pot-infused beverages before edibles become
Former U.S. president Barack Obama to visit Ottawa in May
Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to visit the nation’s capital next month for a question-and-answer session. The event, hosted by the progressive think-tank
Pure Global Cannabis to acquire Ottawa-based hemp firm in $560K deal
A Brampton company is looking to enter the burgeoning hemp-based health and beauty products market with an acquisition of an Ottawa firm. Pure Global Cannabis,
Canadian Armed Forces called in to sandbag Gatineau floods
More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, including parts of the National Capital Region, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that
Op-ed: The role of Ottawa businesses in weathering the climate change storm
Last October, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a dire warning: Climate change could trigger “unprecedented” changes to life on this planet by
Feds look to hire geese-scaring dogs for Ottawa’s Experimental Farm
The federal government has put out a call to any company with a few good dogs that can keep Canadian Geese at the Central Experimental
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