
Update: Farm Boy co-CEO moves to reassure customers in wake of $800M sale to Sobeys parent
The parent company of grocery giant Sobeys announced Monday it was acquiring homegrown Ottawa food retailer Farm Boy, leaving a bad taste in the mouths
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Update: Farm Boy co-CEO moves to reassure customers in wake of $800M sale to Sobeys parent
The parent company of grocery giant Sobeys announced Monday it was acquiring homegrown Ottawa food retailer Farm Boy, leaving a bad taste in the mouths

A Canada 150 hangover? What hangover?
Buoyed by crowd-pleasing tourist attractions such as the Canada Science and Technology Museum’s Art of the Brick exhibit, some local hotels say they enjoyed a

Tens of thousands without power following tornado in Ottawa
Officials are warning people in the Ottawa area to brace for days without power in the wake of a tornado that ripped through the region

Ottawa’s Xactly acquires Grade A’s social media division
In many ways, fellow Ottawa firms Xactly Design & Advertising and Grade A consulting are two sides of the same coin. Both companies were founded

Ottawa’s tourism industry not rushing to go to pot
An April Fools’ Day prank made it crystal clear to Brad Campeau that Ottawa is ready to embrace cannabis-driven tourism with open arms. The owner

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?
Systematix IT Solutions Inc. 920-333 Preston St. Informatics professional services Buyer: PWGSC $6,188,841 Dolyn Construction Ltd. 888 Lady Ellen Pl. Construction – building renovations and

Torstar Corp. to acquire Ottawa-based political news website iPolitics
The company that owns the Toronto Star newspaper has signed a deal to buy iPolitics Inc., an Ottawa-based digital political news service. Financial terms of

Ottawa-area pot investor Canopy Rivers goes public amid cannabis market frenzy
The investment arm of Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth went public on the TSX Venture Exchange Thursday morning, sending an already-hectic cannabis market into even

Ottawa Host: Ottawa Tourism launches customer service training for local businesses
For visitors travelling in an unfamiliar city, helpful advice from a knowledgeable server, driver or front desk employee can transform a trip and leave a

St. Francis Herb Farm: Celebrating 30 years in the Ottawa Valley
Nestled in the heart of the Ottawa Valley sits one of the area’s best kept secrets: the St. Francis Herb Farm, a pioneering company in
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