Ottawa Business Journal

Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines

Drug companies and a number of world leaders argue the measure would only slow down production.

Ottawa home starts to fall from 2020’s record high: CMHC

Residential

Agency says resale housing market will “remain robust in 2021,” with average prices expected to reach up to $640,000 – nearly $110,000 above the 2020

ProntoForms grows Q1 revenues, posts bigger net loss as it beefs up marketing efforts

Techopia

Kanata firm reported revenues of $4.6 million for the three-month period ending March 31, up from $4.24 million a year earlier.

OC Transpo boss Manconi to retire in September

City Hall

Longtime city employee became a familiar face as he oversaw construction of the $2.1-billion Confederation Line.

From lawyers to landlords, Ottawa entrepreneurs continue to rush into increasingly crowded cannabis retail market

Ottawa

With more than 100 cannabis shops either operating or poised to open, business owners are looking further outside Ottawa’s core to ‘underserved’ markets

Federal budget ‘overstates’ economic impact of stimulus spending, budget officer says

Canada & World

Higher deficits and debt in the coming years could limit the ability of a government to introduce any new, permanent programs without spending cuts or

Sweet deal: Killaloe business owner, BeaverTails founder team up to keep snack franchise afloat

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Dave Virk, whose family owns and operates a supermarket in the town west of Ottawa, has purchased the deep-fried snack franchise from previous owners Brent