Ottawa

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Opinion: Entrepreneurial lessons from a skateboard startup

Ottawa

Like many entrepreneurs, Ottawa-based ProjectSpeaker founder Pierre Bisaillon started early. As a teenager growing up in North Bay, he was into skateboards. Like most 15-year-olds,

Feds emphasize domestic firms in new defence procurement strategy

Defence and Security

The federal government is taking another step towards awarding defence contracts based partially on the value they create for Canadian firms. By Jacob Serebrin The

Opinion: Retailers find more bang for their buck at the Train Yards

Retail

Marlene Shepherd, doyenne of Ottawa’s fashion retailers, says she took “an educated risk” when she opened a Shepherd’s Fashions store in April 2012 at the Train

Opinion: Capital companies hope to build on pay-and-display

Retail

Imagine a city where your vehicle can talk to pretty much every other machine. Without stopping and rolling down your window, your car automatically sends

Opinion: Cross-border shopping deals remain elusive

Retail

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – For anyone planning to do some cross-border shopping for the holidays, here’s a tip: Do your homework first! By that I mean

Federal government satellite systems contract to last up to four years

Defence and Security

Getting the most for your legal dollars in small claims court

Expert Blogs, OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa, Sponsored

The Small Claims Court process is meant to be a streamlined, easy to navigate process that is friendly to self-represented parties. Unfortunately, the process often

Opinion: All quiet on the 2017 front as Leeder laments slow pace of 150th plans

Sports and Entertainment

In less than four years, it will be time to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial – or, to put it in plainer language, the nation’s 150th birthday.

Ottawa spared from Lockheed Martin layoffs

Defence and Security

Ottawa employees will not be included among the layoffs announced this week at multinational defence firm Lockheed Martin, a company spokesman said Tuesday. The

General Dynamics to develop anti-cyber attack system for DND

Defence and Security

Ottawa-based General Dynamics Canada, has been awarded a $3.7 million contract to develop an automated computer network defence system for the Department of National Defence. The