
Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts soar 64 per cent in June
Days after the Ottawa Real Estate Board pointed to an “overall inventory shortage” in the city’s resale market, a report suggests homebuilders are working overtime

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts soar 64 per cent in June
Days after the Ottawa Real Estate Board pointed to an “overall inventory shortage” in the city’s resale market, a report suggests homebuilders are working overtime

Ottawa tech veteran Gord Wyse tapped as Klipfolio’s new CFO
Ottawa-based Klipfolio will turn the books over to local tech veteran Gord Wyse, the firm’s second chief financial officer in as many years. A native

Broccolini to break ground on massive Ottawa Amazon warehouse in coming days (updated)
Online shopping giant Amazon is expected to create 600 local jobs at a massive new 1.02-million-square-foot distribution centre – the largest facility of its kind

Starbucks eliminating plastic straws from all locations
Vancouver Starbucks locations will be the first in Canada to serve drinks without plastic straws as it works to eliminate the product from all its

Ottawa to be HQ of merged First Air-Canadian North airline
The two main airlines that serve Canada’s North have announced a plan to merge into a single carrier based in Ottawa. First Air and Canadian

Startups to watch: Ottawa’s AtomicX puts personal touch on chatbots
An Ottawa startup thinks the biggest weakness in today’s chatbot offerings is a lack of focus on the other side of the conversation: you. AtomicX

Hats off: Fullscript CEO Kyle Braatz named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Fullscript co-founder and CEO Kyle Braatz has been named a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award. Braatz and his peers were selected from

Ottawa cannabis investor CannaRoyalty keeps cultivating California supply chains
Armed with $30 million in fresh capital earmarked for cannabis investments in the Golden State, Ottawa’s CannaRoyalty says it’s purchased a manufacturing and distribution facility
The right message is just smart business
In responding quickly and effectively to the controversy over arrests at its Philadelphia location this Spring, Starbucks provided a masterclass in how to handle crisis

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Convenience store catch-up Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. releases fourth-quarter and year-end results after markets close on Monday. The Laval, Que., -based operator of convenience stores recently
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