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Algonquin College to build $44.9M indigenous entrepreneurship centre

Ottawa

Algonquin College says it plans to construct a new learning centre and Institute for Indigenous Entrepreneurship featuring a makerspace for students to experiment with technology

Ottawa education SaaS firm GenM training millennials for the realities of post-grad workforce

Ottawa

Moe Abbas saw the same problem with a lot of the talent that was joining his startup team, Bumpn. Namely, the graduates he hired were

Terry Matthews to co-chair Algonquin College entrepreneurship panel

Techopia

Sir Terry Matthews – you know, the serial entrepreneur and the force behind Wesley Clover, which helps fund L-Spark, Martello, Better Software and a whole bunch of incredibly successful startups

Busy streets in the Glebe as shops stay open on holiday Monday

Retail

The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open

Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive in Ottawa

Ottawa

The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa’s Sussex Drive following a stark RCMP assessment of the potential for “violent events”

Michael Potter named Ottawa’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Ottawa

Michael Potter has held many titles in his career: Chief executive, Philanthropist of the Year and even Honorary Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

L-Spark grad Cliniconex lands seed funding round

Techopia

Local healthcare IT company Cliniconex says it’s on the hunt for additional software engineers and sales representatives after securing its first seed funding round, led

City fee hike wallops Ottawa snow plow contractors

City Hall

Ottawa’s plow operators say they’ve been snowed under by a massive hike in the city’s licensing fees. (Stock image) License renewal packages started arriving by

Telfer EMBA connects Chinese delegation to Ottawa business community

Ottawa

“Guanxi,” a traditional Chinese term, refers to the networks and relationships that facilitate business dealings. The Telfer School of Management’s Executive MBA program demonstrated its commitment

Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,100 jobs in September

Ottawa

Employers in the National Capital Region collectively trimmed their payrolls for the second straight month in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The number of people