
Thales Group doubles Ottawa headcount with Gemalto acquisition
A major global acquisition will have a sizable impact in Ottawa, as French multinational Thales Group completed its $7.3-billion acquisition of Netherlands-based digital security firm
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Thales Group doubles Ottawa headcount with Gemalto acquisition
A major global acquisition will have a sizable impact in Ottawa, as French multinational Thales Group completed its $7.3-billion acquisition of Netherlands-based digital security firm

Celine Dion plans Ottawa concert as part of fall world tour
Celine Dion is embarking on her first North American tour in more than a decade. The Quebecois superstar revealed plans to play more than 50

Overhauling defence lobby group just the start for Ottawa’s Christyn Cianfarani
Christyn Cianfarani has always felt like one of the guys. She played on the same childhood sports teams as boys, trained at the Royal Military

National Arts Centre faces ‘diminished’ season of Indigenous Theatre after funding denial
The inaugural season of the National Arts Centre’s Indigenous Theatre will go forward in a “greatly diminished capacity” this year after $3.5 million of requested

U.S. firm to acquire Ottawa-based cannabis company Origin House in $1.1B deal
A U.S. cannabis company is paying top dollar to acquire an Ottawa-based firm with deep roots in the lucrative California market. Chicago-based Cresco Labs (CSE:CL)

Lansdowne Park looking for year-round programming to attract new visitors
After shelling out tens of millions of dollars more than it originally anticipated to get the football stadium and hockey arena at Lansdowne Park back

Ottawa’s retail cannabis stores open to lineups, brisk sales
Long lineups curling along street corners were seen at select Ottawa storefronts on Monday, heralding the arrival of a new type of retailer in the

Kickstarter campaign for new indoor facility pumps fresh air into Ottawa’s skating and cycling scene
When Epic Indoor Bike Park opened in Ottawa, Anthony Bereznai was excited. The seasoned management consultant and passionate mountain biker had been paying close attention

City closes stage 2 LRT deal with SNC-Lavalin subsidiary amid ongoing scrutiny
The City of Ottawa has closed the first of two deals to extend the forthcoming light-rail transit line even as councillors continue to express concerns

Ottawa hemp firm LiveWell closes $16.3M funding deals to boost U.S. operations
An Ottawa-based hemp firm has raised a sizeable chunk of funding to improve its U.S. production prospects. LiveWell Canada announced this week it had closed
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