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Tartan Homes founder Wes Nicol ‘left his mark’ as champion of Ottawa entrepreneurship
When entrepreneur Wes Nicol addressed students at Carleton University’s convocation ceremony in 2006, he offered words of wisdom that couldn’t have been more appropriate coming
Get more back at tax time: Donate by December 31
As 2016 comes to a close and holiday shopping is in full swing, another important deadline looms: making your charitable donations. If you give to a
Airport Sell-off: Bad for Passengers and Communities
Since the 1990s, Canada’s major airports have been operating as private, not-for-profit self-sustaining businesses. Today, airports contribute over $1 billion a year in rent and
InsideTrack.show: Shirley Westeinde speaks on ‘Just being yourself’
At first glance, Shirley Westeinde appears to be an eloquent, fashionable and unassuming. After a little digging, it becomes apparent that not only is she
Swelling federal payroll in Ottawa-Gatineau pushes employment to record high
The federal government’s local hiring binge continued for a second straight month, pushing the number of people working in Ottawa-Gatineau to an all-time high, Statistics
Hospital, politicians pick Carling Building site for new Civic campus in Ottawa
The Ottawa Hospital and local politicians say they’ve reached a compromise on the location of a new Civic Campus. Officials said Friday morning that the
Canopy to buy fellow Canadian pot producer Mettrum in $430M all-stock deal
Ottawa-area marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:CGC) is offering to buy Mettrum Health Corp. (TSXV:MT) in a friendly all-stock deal valued at $430 million. Mettrum
Opinion: Ottawa’s got talent – but it needs the right skills
Talent is the raw material for the new industrial age. It is also global and very mobile. By Jeffrey Dale Neither Ottawa nor Canada has a
Ottawa Hospital rejects Tunney’s Pasture for new Civic site
The Ottawa Hospital says its board has unanimously rejected a recommendation to construct a new Civic campus at Tunney’s Pasture. The statement from the Ottawa
Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth to buy German distributor MedCann
Canopy Growth Corp. of Smiths Falls, Ont., has an agreement to buy pharmaceutical distributor MedCann, which has placed the Canadian marijuana company’s Tweed-branded cannabis strains
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