
Ottawa to be HQ of merged First Air-Canadian North airline
The two main airlines that serve Canada’s North have announced a plan to merge into a single carrier based in Ottawa. First Air and Canadian
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Ottawa to be HQ of merged First Air-Canadian North airline
The two main airlines that serve Canada’s North have announced a plan to merge into a single carrier based in Ottawa. First Air and Canadian

Ottawa cannabis investor CannaRoyalty keeps cultivating California supply chains
Armed with $30 million in fresh capital earmarked for cannabis investments in the Golden State, Ottawa’s CannaRoyalty says it’s purchased a manufacturing and distribution facility

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate steady at 4.4% in June
Ottawa-Gatineau’s tight labour market showed few signs of loosening last month, as the region’s unemployment rate remained at its lowest level in a generation, Statistics

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?
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Canopy Growth launches Latin America subsidiary, acquires Colombian firm
Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) has launched a Latin American subsidiary and acquired a Colombian medical marijuana company. The Smiths Falls-based company says

Ottawa’s WelchGroup adds valuation services with Financial Capacity acquisition
One of Ottawa’s leading corporate advisory consulting firms has added a high-profile executive to its team with the aim of grabbing a bigger share of

Op-ed: Kanata firms looking to brighten grey landscape with young talent
A few months ago, I spoke with more than a dozen senior executives from high-tech companies in Kanata about one of the biggest issues any

Preston Hardware mourns loss of longtime store co-owner Sam Giannetti
A familiar face to generations of hardware shoppers and a leader of the Little Italy business community has died. Sandro “Sam” Giannetti, who owned Preston

Scorching heat wave keeps Canada Day crowd numbers low on Parliament Hill
A scorching heat wave has kept crowds on Parliament Hill smaller than usual for Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital. Paramedics in Ottawa were

Eyeing turnaround, Ottawa Senators close $135M debt financing deal
The parent company of the Ottawa Senators says it’s completed a $135-million debt financing agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions. Capital Sports Holding says
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