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CFO of the Year: Vanessa Kanu

The Ottawa-based finance executive who orchestrated the largest tech IPO in TSX history has been awarded the...

Software startup Knak secures US$25M to scale up codeless content creation platform

Local firm that makes it faster and cheaper for companies to create mass email marketing campaigns secures big round from Insight Partners, the same VC that backed Shopify and Rewind.

The Bright Side of Business: A local alternative to the big restaurant delivery apps

Necessity is the mother of invention: before the pandemic, Ottawa tech company GetIt Local was a food...

Healthy dose of cash: Fullscript raises $300M VC round to fuel North American expansion

The round is among the biggest ever for an Ottawa firm, eclipsing major deals such as Assent Compliance’s $160-million raise three years ago and Shopify’s $100-million series-C round in 2013.

Hexo to close three facilities and lay off about 155 workers

Ottawa-based cannabis company says it will shutter properties in Kirkland Lake, Brantford and Stellarton, N.S., in a bid to streamline production.

Ottawa-born 3D commerce platform Threekit lands $30M series-B round

Threekit’s software creates ultra-realistic online 3D images of everything from couches to diamond rings, giving e-commerce customers a much better idea of what they're about to buy. 

Algonquin College School of Hospitality and Tourism serves up innovative new culinary program

Algonquin College’s School of Hospitality and Tourism is gearing up for an exciting fall 2022 semester as the faculty prepares to launch an innovative new degree program designed for those with “a passion for food and a love of science.”

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Gabriel Pizza targets health in Orleans

Gabriel Pizza rolled out the dough for the Montfort Hospital this week through a $100,000 donation.

Going west pays off for InterRent REIT as firm’s Vancouver portfolio sees big occupancy gains

The Ottawa-based real estate investment trust said its funds from operations – a key cash-flow metric – rose 12.3 per cent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier. 

Capital flowing in to Ottawa-built wellness app Flöka as founder wins $50K SheBoot prize

Mobile app and web portal allow health-care practitioners such as naturopaths, health coaches, dietitians, nutritionists and others to track an array of metrics on a single dashboard.