Ottawa Business Journal

Marijuana industry, TSX, looking for rules on U.S. investments

Marijuana industry insiders say they have met with the operators of Canada’s largest stock exchange to devise a policy on investing in the U.S., where

Superhero cells: The next generation of cancer treatment

Canada & World, OBJ360 Sponsored

Medical professionals sometimes refer to the “pillars” of cancer treatment. Until recently there have been four pillars: surgery, radiotherapy, traditional chemotherapy, and precision therapy. For

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Canada & World

Welcome, Texas: The mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, will be in Toronto and Montreal throughout the week to promote trade, tourism and other

Charting Renfrew County’s economic future

OBJ360 Sponsored, Ottawa

The historic business ties between Ottawa and Renfrew County are poised to get a major boost in the coming years as one of the Ottawa

Ottawa Chamber marks 160th anniversary

Ottawa

While most of the talk of 2017 anniversaries in Ottawa has been around Canada 150, a local business organization has a decade on the competition.

Op-ed: A better way for government to help tech firms scale

Techopia

The federal government recently unveiled the new “supercluster” program to the tune of $950 million dollars towards 5G networks, clean tech, self-driving cars and more.

Federal hiring wanes as Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate rises to 5.7%

Ottawa

A contraction in Ottawa’s construction sector in May contributed to the region’s unemployment rate rising for the second straight month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Ottawa-Gatineau’s

Gatineau a step closer to getting a new arena

Sports and Entertainment

Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin believes the Quebec legislature will soon approve Gatineau’s plan to partner with a private company to build a 4,000-seat arena. Pedneau-Jobin

Twinkle Gala draws business leaders, philanthropists to make fundraising history for Ottawa Hospital

All the stars aligned for the Twinkle Gala, creating a magical and flawless evening that unfolded Thursday in the the Rockcliffe Park backyard party paradise