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James Street Pub closing to make way for new development in fall

The prominent Centretown watering hole announced on its Facebook page Thursday that it would be closing down after one final summer to make way for a forthcoming development on the site

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 surrounding region

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...

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 nearly a decade ago remains elusive

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 at the city-owned 10,000-seat park on Coventry Road

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 for the pot industry

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
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