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Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Making ‘innovation’ more than a buzzword

Ottawa

It’s the biggest buzzword in Canadian business today, and seemingly no entrepreneur – or politician, for that matter – can get through a conversation without

Are you Covered?

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Generally, most home owners have purchased home owners insurance. But, many often don’t read the fine print and rely on their insurance brokers to ensure

OakWood marks 60th anniversary with new multimillion-dollar facility

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Local home renovation company OakWood has opened a new corporate headquarters and design centre in Orleans valued at more than $10 million. The fourth-generation family-owned

4,453% jump in revenue: You.i TV tops Ottawa firms on Profit 500

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Eighteen companies based in the Ottawa area have made the Profit 500, a list of the fastest-growing companies in Canada. By Jacob Serebrin You.i TV

Kanata consulting company A Hundred Answers merges with national accounting firm MNP

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A major player in the Ottawa management consulting scene has announced it is merging with one of the country’s largest accounting firms in an effort

Canopy Growth Corp. aiming to ‘dominate’ the world marijuana market, CEO says

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The head of Canada’s largest medical marijuana producer had a message for Ottawa businesspeople Thursday morning at city hall: legalized weed is coming soon, and

Update: Program revamp leads to staffing shakeup at Royal Ottawa

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A team of addiction counsellors working in the inpatient substance use and concurrent disorders program at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre has received layoff

Ottawa vibrator maker sued over ‘sensitive’ information collection

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A U.S. woman has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Ottawa maker of a smartphone-enabled vibrator, alleging the company sells products that secretly collect

Two of Canada’s big five banks backing away from marijuana industry

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Scotiabank and the Royal Bank of Canada say they aren’t providing accounts to companies associated with the marijuana industry, including Ottawa-area firm Canopy Growth Corp.,

NCC releases short list of Ottawa Hospital development properties

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Tunney’s Pasture, Lincoln Fields and several parcels on the Central Experimental Farm are among the dozen locations floated by the National Capital Commission as a