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
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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
Shareholders approve Ottawa-based Tetra Bio-Pharma’s $12M acquisition
Tetra Bio-Pharma’s shareholders are endorsing the local firm’s plans to accelerate its cannabidiol research efforts as excitement around the market for hemp-based products heats up.
Renovations to Bronson Centre could answer Ottawa music fans’ prayers
The Bronson Centre is teaming up with the owners of a Toronto concert hall in a bid to turn the non-profit Ottawa corporation’s downtown theatre
Canopy signs US$3.4B deal to buy N.Y.-based Acreage Holdings if pot legal in U.S.
Canopy Growth Corp. has struck a deal to buy U.S. company Acreage Holdings Inc. for US$3.4 billion, but only if cannabis becomes federally legal in the
Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation steady, below national levels in March
The annual rate of inflation in Ottawa held steady last month while the rest of the country saw an upward trend in Statistics Canada’s consumer
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