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City committee awards Centrepointe Theatre naming rights to Meridian

City Hall

A city committee Thursday approved a plan to give Meridian Credit Union the naming rights to Centrepointe Theatre in deal worth nearly $1 million. Meridian

Ottawa’s Canopy Growth continues international expansion with Denmark venture

Ottawa

Canada’s largest medical cannabis firm continued its international expansion campaign this week, announcing a new partnership that will extend its reach into Denmark. Smiths Falls-based

New deadline established for competition to design navy’s new warships

Defence and Security

Defence companies and shipbuilders competing to design Canada’s new fleet of warships have been given until Nov. 17 to submit their proposals. It’s the third

Ottawa-based 3|Sixty to provide high security cannabis transport

Ottawa

Ottawa’s 3|Sixty Secure Corp. has partnered with a Toronto compliance firm to safely transport cannabis as adjacent industries such as the security sector ready themselves

Troubled Toys ’R’ Us’ retail experience is outdated: Shopify CEO Lütke

Retail

Speaking to a crowd of aspiring merchants on Wednesday night, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke advised them not to let their customers’ retail experiences fall by

Simons to launch new app as company doubles down on e-commerce business

Retail

Simons department store chain is launching a new app as part of its plan to grow its e-commerce business. “We really felt the need to

How one life-long entrepreneur juggles entrepreneurship and parenting

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa, Sponsored

Ottawa-based digital strategist Erin Blaskie started her first business when she was 21. At the time, she defined success in the same terms many young

With ridership and revenues dipping, OC Transpo faces possible deficit

Ottawa

OC Transpo revenues are down over the first half of 2017, as the transit agency deals with the financial impacts of higher-than-average lawsuit settlements and

Want Amazon? Build a more liveable city, says Ottawa’s chief planner

City Hall

With a task force working on a bid to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to the capital, Ottawa’s top planning guru said Tuesday it’s time for

High Holidays: Gatineau’s Hydropothecary receives kosher designation on medical marijuana

Ottawa

A Gatineau medical marijuana producer says its processed products have been certified as kosher, just in time for one of the High Holidays on the Jewish