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

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?

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

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

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 industry, a local official said Monday

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

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

Prospectus: Ottawa’s golden age of city-building

In the latest edition of the OBJ newsmagazine, publisher Mike Curran shares his observations from Ottawa's city-building summit

What makes a Forty Under 40 recipient?

Ahead of Friday evening's celebration for this year's Forty Under 40 award recipients, we break down what makes this year's class special

Former Dessau executive pleads guilty to bid rigging scheme in Gatineau

A former regional vice-president for the Dessau engineering firm has pleaded guilty to participating in a bid-rigging scheme that cost the City of Gatineau an estimated $1.8M

Canopy Growth shares fall as fourth quarter revenues rise, loss deepens

Shares of Canopy Growth slipped on Friday after the cannabis company reported an uptick in fourth-quarter net revenues but a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss

City says it expects to recoup all LRT delay costs from developers

Ottawa taxpayers won’t be on the hook for an estimated $34.4 million in costs related to the delayed opening of phase one LRT – assuming the city can get the light-rail builder to pay
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