Ottawa

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Ottawa pot industry pioneer Chuck Rifici launches cannabis ‘streaming’ firm

Marijuana industry trailblazer Chuck Rifici is turning to streaming – a business model often used in mining...

Feds close Gatineau offices as hundreds of residents evacuated amid floods

The federal government asked local bureaucrats who work in Gatineau or normally commute across interprovincial bridges to...

Ottawa airport took off on increases in domestic traffic, concessions revenue in 2016

The Ottawa International Airport Authority says it was boosted in 2016 by more passengers – and hungrier...

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises slightly in April to 5.3%

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose slightly in April after the region shed about 2,200 jobs from the previous...

Hydro One Q1 profit falls; electricity demand lower, costs higher than last year

The company that operates most of Ontario's power grid is reporting a 20 per cent drop in...

Look inside: Impact Hub Ottawa triples space with new Slater Street location

Five years after first making its impact, Ottawa’s hub for social enterprise has moved into an office...

Look inside: Impact Hub Ottawa triples space with new Slater Street location

Five years after first making its impact, Ottawa’s hub for social enterprise has moved into an office...

Ottawa’s ‘legendary’ Zaphod Beeblebrox closing its doors

Zaphod Beeblebrox, a staple of the ByWard Market for nearly three decades, will say goodbye later this...

Federal contracts: Who’s winning government work in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Promaxis Systems Inc. 2385 St. Laurent Blvd. Description: Technical data maintenance services Buyer: DND $2,997,082 Marcomm Systems Group Inc. 29 Antares Dr. Description: CCTV...