Ottawa housing starts jump 6.5% in 2016
Rising employment and earnings led to an uptick in new home construction last year, although housing starts remained below levels recorded over the past decade,
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Ottawa retail resurgence in store for 2017
After a flurry of activity in 2016 that saw the Rideau Centre unveil a $360-million expansion and Costco open a new outlet in Barrhaven, the
Video: Wipebook CEO Frank Bouchard named first executive director of Ottawa’s Fresh Founders
Facebook Embedded Video Player Frank Bouchard joined Techopia Live to announce that the Wipebook CEO will become the inaugural executive director of the entrepreneurial
Ottawa cannabis investment firm to acquire stake in marijuana testing company
Ottawa-based cannabis investment firm CannaRoyalty Corp. (CSE:CRZ) says it’s acquiring a 20 per cent stake in Anandia Laboratories Inc., a company that specializes in marijuana
Five Ottawa tech firms to watch in 2017
With employment surging and funding announcements already emerging, 2017 is shaping up to be another big year for Ottawa’s tech sector. Here are some of the
Feds readying $175M rehabilitation of Terrasses de la Chaudière in Gatineau
Public Works is looking to hire an architectural firm to help it draft plans for a major overhaul of the country’s single-largest federal office complex
Gatineau rolls closer to transit strike
Union cries foul after reps disciplined Gatineau buses could soon grind to a halt amid growing antagonism between the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO)
Marie Boivin out as Ottawa Chamber chair; Accu-Rate halts service
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce is currently without a chairperson as its former board leader, Marie Boivin, continues to battle sanctions by the U.S. Treasury
From Amazon to Zibaba, a timeline of Shopify’s biggest partnerships
Ottawa’s Shopify has established a series of high-profile partnerships with some of the planet’s biggest tech firms. From its first partnership with a Tel Aviv
Shopify shares jump as Amazon deal announced
Shares of Shopify spiked before market close on Thursday in anticipation of an announced deal that allows the company’s merchants to sell on the Amazon
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