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Nadine Zeinoun turned a life hurdle into an inspirational speaking award, and now has her sights set...
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National REIT buys east-end property; feds help fund Ellwood House expansion

The federal government announced more than $6.9 million in funding Tuesday to support a non-profit housing project for seniors in Alta Vista.
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May home sales down in Ottawa, but CREA says momentum building

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in May were down compared with a year ago,...
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Shopify shareholders shoot down proposal to create AI policy

Shopify shareholders have voted against the company creating an artificial intelligence policy. The idea was shot down at...
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Finalists announced for Businesswoman of the Year awards

The finalists for the 2026 Businesswoman of the Year awards have been announced.  The awards, run by the...
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Ottawa housing starts down so far this year, CMHC says

Housing starts in Ottawa are down 10 per cent so far this year compared to the same period last year.
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Cornwall’s Dev Centre organizes DevFest in bid to boost tourism

As Cornwall works to elevate its profile as a tourism destination, a local hotel is organizing its own “hospitality-first” music festival later this month.
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Shopify board fighting shareholder push to create AI policy

Shopify Inc. shareholders will vote Tuesday on whether the tech company should create an artificial intelligence policy. The...
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Ottawa’s surprising new tech clusters are nowhere near March Road

Tech workers fill Little Italy’s patios and the park benches around Dow’s Lake every sunny afternoon, sipping...
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AGI Ventures brings AI-curious Ottawans together in ‘grassroots community’ of tech builders

Launched two-and-a-half years ago, AGI Ventures is the brainchild of Hai Nghiem and Neilda Gagné, a pair of Ottawa tech entrepreneurs who wanted to build a “grassroots community” to foster innovative ways of tapping into the power of AI.
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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