
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Shopify holds Q2 earnings call Wednesday.

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Shopify holds Q2 earnings call Wednesday.

Kettleman’s on a roll: Ottawa-based chain to open first bagel drive-through in Kanata
Company says it plans to open west-end store, its fourth location in Ottawa, early in 2021.

Consumers flocked to online shopping as pandemic hit, with e-commerce sales up 99%
But experts say shoppers are likely to return to brick-and-mortar stores.

Four-day weeks? Move to flex schedules a work in progress for Ottawa tech firms
A growing number of local tech execs say they’re looking at options such as four-day weeks in a bid to help employees maintain better work-life

Podcast: Casino reopening, Cyrville development opportunities, road-trippers return to Ottawa
Podcast also available on SoundCloud or Spotify.

Ottawa’s Biggest Networking Golf Tournament proceeding, teeing up busy back-to-work season
Event, hosted by Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Grey Hawk Golf Club

COVID-19 tracing app starts beta testing after three-week delay
Volunteers from Shopify were part of a team that developed the app.

Developers aim to revitalize Cyrville area with 1.3M-square-foot hotel and apartment complex
Proposal would see three apartment highrises and a hotel with a total of more than 1,000 units constructed on vacant land south of Ogilvie Road

Federal cash to aid Kanata-based research facility
CMC Microsystems will receive $18.3 million over the next three years through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and its Major Science Initiatives fund.

Ottawa’s GBatteries vying for $1M grand prize in national tech competition
Local company on “grandiose mission” to mass-produce technology that will charge electric vehicles in the same time it takes to fill up a tank of
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