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Burgeoning Ottawa-area defence firms say ‘the sky’s the limit’ as crowds swarm to CANSEC

As crowds milled around the Airbus helicopters and Saab fighter jets at last week’s CANSEC trade show,...

Defence leaders urge feds to speed up efforts to modernize Canada’s procurement process

Ben Seaman’s plight is probably familiar to almost any founder of a Canadian defence-tech enterprise who’s ever...

From meals to mentorship, how Ottawa tech firms encourage in-office work

While thousands of government workers are facing return-to-office mandates, many local tech companies are stocking the fridge, booking caterers and finding other ways to encourage employees to spend at least some time in the office.

Arnprior firm brings together 13 companies to build all-Canadian military vehicle

If Ben Seaman’s hopes are realized, the military vehicle his company is unveiling this week could be...

Ottawa founder’s distraction-free writing gadget finds global audience

Adam Wilk is the Ottawa-based founder of Zerowriter, which makes a distraction-free word processor that uses e-ink displays, the same low-glare technology found in e-readers. It connects to nothing. There’s no browser, no notifications and no video player.

The map that held Silicon Valley North together for 30 years — where is it now?

A poster hanging on the wall at Hub350 has not changed in almost two decades. It maps the family tree of Ottawa’s technology companies in hundreds of tiny boxes and traces the lineage of local firms back to institutions such as Bell-Northern Research and the National Research Council.

Defence bank ‘should be in Toronto,’ economic development minister says

Days after Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushed for Toronto to be chosen to host a new international...

Ross Video to expand local manufacturing and R&D capacity, hire 125 new workers

Ross Video is investing $122.5 million to expand its manufacturing and R&D capacity in eastern Ontario. “Even as...

‘Timelines have changed’: IPO not imminent for Solink as CEO eyes ‘trillion-dollar market’

While his company’s newest product is aimed at making the trip through a drive-thru a little faster,...

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