
NordikLeaf secures 25 acres outside Perth for cannabis grow-op
An Ottawa-area cannabis company has found a suitable plot of land for its growing operations just outside of Perth. NordikLeaf announced Thursday it has secured
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NordikLeaf secures 25 acres outside Perth for cannabis grow-op
An Ottawa-area cannabis company has found a suitable plot of land for its growing operations just outside of Perth. NordikLeaf announced Thursday it has secured

Gatineau-based Hexo’s revenues soar in first full quarter since cannabis legalization
Gatineau-based cannabis company Hexo Corp. (TSX:HEXO) reported a loss of $4.3 million in its latest quarter as revenue grew to $16.2 million in its first

Ottawa airport passenger volume lifts up in February
Traffic numbers at the Ottawa International Airport continued their upward trajectory in February. Some 404,866 travellers passed through the Ottawa airport last month, according to

Anna Barone goes from Bay Street to boxing entrepreneur
When Anna Barone was working in a senior finance position on Bay Street in the mid- 2000s, she experienced a serious health setback brought on

Update: Gatineau’s Hexo looks to become ‘top-tier’ pot firm with $263M Newstrike acquisition
Gatineau’s Hexo (TSX:HEXO) is looking to become one of the largest cannabis companies in Canada – and by extension, the world – with its multimillion-dollar

First Nations-focused insurance brokerage in Ottawa acquired by U.S. firm
An Ottawa-based insurance brokerage dedicated to serving First Nations clients has been acquired by a U.S. company. California-based insurance provider Tribal First said earlier this

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
A roundup of local firms winning federal government work from Feb. 25 to Mar. 1. TPG Technology Consulting Ltd. 100-887 Richmond Rd. Informatics professional services

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in February
Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau added 7,300 jobs to their payrolls in February, pushing the region’s unemployment rate down one percentage point to 5.1 per cent, Statistics

Op-ed: Ottawa boot camp aims to ‘create magic’ for women entrepreneurs
When I started my first company in 1991, the landscape for women business owners in our region looked very different. There was no entrepreneurial ecosystem,

People on the move: Ottawa’s Kinaxis puts Anne Robinson in charge of strategy
Growing up in Newfoundland, Anne Robinson had a passion for music – but the practical side of her brain convinced her that numbers, not notes,
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