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Life sciences firm Avivagen files for bankruptcy after failing to find buyer

Ottawa life-sciences company Avivagen has ceased operations after the embattled firm’s lengthy search for a buyer came...

Rogers plans sale of data centres, other real estate as it zeroes in on debt

Rogers Communications Inc. is listing its data centres for sale in an effort to raise a billion dollars as the company moves to pay off debt related to the Shaw merger, the company said.

Feds need ‘nuanced’ approach to ensure public sector doesn’t lose tech talent: Anand

Treasury Board President Anita Anand says Canada has to take a "nuanced" approach to shrinking its public service in order to protect some of its tech worker ranks.

Techopia Live: Tepid job market doesn’t dampen spirits at Technata

OBJ publisher Michael Curran visited Technata to speak with organizers, exhibitors and attendees to get a sense of hiring trends. The podcast guests included KNBA chair Guy Levesque, uOttawa co-op team lead Chantal Yelle and MDA Space talent acquisition director David Mann.

Tech industry warns budget’s capital gains proposals could cause ‘irreparable harm’

The federal budget has not won support from Canada's tech industry.

Online RV marketplace RVezy partners with dealers in bid to rev up sales

Founded in 2016, RVezy lists more than 15,000 RVs, tent trailers and campers for rent in Canada and the United States.

Techopia Live: Angel investors respond to tight financing market

With valuations down and a tight venture capital market, tech venture founders are looking for ways to stretch their working capital. In some cases, that means cutting expenses and laying off employees. In other instances, it means going back to early-stage investors for more money.

Ottawa-based Versaterm acquires Texas software firm in 10th M&A deal since 2020

Ottawa software company Versaterm’s aggressive strategy of growth through acquisitions continued this week as the firm pulled...

Tech experts hope federal AI funding will help quicken adoption, commercialization

Tech experts are hopeful that more than two billion dollars in federal funding for Canada's artificial intelligence industry will accelerate the adoption of technology and help businesses commercialize AI products and services. 

Techopia Live: Alfred Jay recollects the big pivot

In this episode of Techopia Live, Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran talks with Alfred Jay about this quarter century working in local tech, why Recollective is finding such traction with its customers these days, and what artificial intelligence might mean to market research in years to come.

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