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Feds award design contract for $60 billion warship fleet to Lockheed Martin
The federal government is awarding a long-awaited contract to design its $60-billion fleet of warships to U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin. Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough
Update: Jeff Leiper, BIA welcome first Ottawa cannabis shop proposed for Wellington West
Ottawa’s first legal pot shop may be coming to Wellington Village. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the provincial regulator in charge of distributing
Canopy Growth funneling extra cash into investment arm as part of $85M funding round
Canopy Growth Corp. is injecting an additional $30 million in its cannabis investment arm Canopy Rivers, bringing the pot producer’s ownership in the firm up
Former Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar leaves message of optimism in death
Paul Dewar, a community leader and former MP Ottawa, died Wednesday after contending with brain cancer for a year
Lockheed Martin’s Ottawa-made tech tapped for navy’s joint support ships
The Vancouver-based shipbuilder tasked with providing Canada’s navy with a new fleet of support ships is turning to a defence giant’s local operations to power
City proposes 3% property tax hike, affordable housing funding in 2019 draft budget
Ottawa is looking to close its infrastructure gap more quickly and provide more affordable housing in its 2019 draft budget tabled at Wednesday’s city council
Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
A roundup of the largest contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to firms with a local presence between Jan. 14 to Jan. 18. Inter
Op-ed: Crafting a new plan for growth in Ottawa
The only thing certain about city planning is that there’s nothing certain about it. Not in absolute terms, anyway. The notion that the city can
OBJ’s news agenda for the coming week in Ottawa business
Will Calian’s profit streak continue? Coming off record annual revenues and 68 consecutive quarters of profit, one of Ottawa’s largest companies will report its first
Border agency seeking shuttles following Ottawa office move
The federal government is looking to set up its own shuttle service in Ottawa due to a lack of transit options for employees of the
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