
Feds will make marijuana legal in Canada on Oct. 17, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says recreational marijuana will be legal in Canada as of Oct. 17. Trudeau made the announcement during question period in the

Feds will make marijuana legal in Canada on Oct. 17, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says recreational marijuana will be legal in Canada as of Oct. 17. Trudeau made the announcement during question period in the

Ottawa Champions bringing augmented reality to the field this summer
The Ottawa Champions will share the field with some virtual competition at RCGT Park this week thanks to a new partnership with an app developer.

After safeguarding G7 summit, Ottawa’s Allen-Vanguard eyeing anti-drone tech market
From a security perspective, the recent G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., passed mostly without incident. Now, an Ottawa company is stepping up to take a

DoorDash expands to Ottawa with eye to taking bite of growing food delivery market
Food delivery startup DoorDash has made Canada’s capital its latest destination, launching locally Tuesday with more than 1,100 Ottawa-area restaurants and increasing competition in the

Kanata-based L-Spark accelerator opening applications to cyber, IoT firms
The Kanata-based accelerator program known for its aggressive approach to scaling software-as-a-service firms is opening its application process up to promising startups operating in fields

Château Laurier extension to be redesigned again
Plans to add an extension to the Château Laurier will proceed to planning committee for review, but not before city staff work with the architect

Quebec liquor store employees threaten to strike ahead of Fête nationale holiday
Employees with Quebec’s liquor authority are threatening to strike ahead of the province’s popular Fete nationale holiday, also known as St-Jean-Baptiste day. Workers are scheduled

Canadians at risk of being ‘data cows’ absent big data strategy
Artificial intelligence could give internet giants like Facebook and Amazon even more power to reshape the Canadian economy, threatening the viability of domestic businesses, researchers

Grocery store expected to spark new development in Greely
An Ottawa developer is hoping that an under-construction grocery store in Greely will be the anchor tenant for a new wave of commercial development in

Fiera’s Kanata acquisition pushes Q1 investments up 13%: CBRE
One of the quarter’s largest transactions was Fiera Properties’ $74-million purchase of a four-building portfolio in Kanata.
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