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L-SPARK SaaS Showcase is back in person and, oh, how we’ve missed you

More than 250 entrepreneurs, founders, investors and corporate partners came together to celebrate and support Canada’s start-up scene at L-SPARK’s Saas Showcase on Wednesday.

La Cité gets nearly $13M from feds, province to upgrade classrooms, tech infrastructure

Cash will be disbursed over the next three years to help the east-end francophone college “transform its technology infrastructure” and implement a new digital strategy.

Ottawa Tourism to dole out millions in grants to local businesses

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario is giving local organization $5.5 million to help Ottawa-based tourism businesses develop "new and enhanced products and services."

Ottawa’s VC haul grows nearly fourfold to $400 million in 2021, research firm says

After a down year in 2020, startups in the Ottawa region bounced back last year when it came to their ability to attract early stage investment rounds, a new report says.

After two years of uncertainty, Liberals ready budget under shifting circumstances

After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the federal Liberals are readying to deliver an updated spending blueprint in a 2022 budget that, by all accounts, has been influenced by fast-changing circumstances.

Kingston continues collaborative work with business partners south of the border

The collaboration will advance market entry into the U.S. or Canada for entrepreneurs and business leaders through the Soft-Landings Program, which encourages cross-border partnerships.

Taking the ‘gamble’ out of buying a home

Imagine playing poker with X-ray vision, knowing what cards the other players are holding before they’re laid on the table. Wouldn’t you like the same power when it comes to buying a home?

Smash hit: Crowdfunding campaign raises more than $41K for Rainbow Bistro

Launched in late February, the crowdfunding effort had set a goal of raising $37,000 in 37 days to celebrate the 37th anniversary of “Ottawa’s legendary home of live music.”

Average Ottawa residential home price surpasses $850K in March: OREB

Residential-class properties changed hands for an average of $853,615 in March, up 13 per cent from the same month in 2021, real estate board says, even as sales fell compared with a year earlier.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Heart Institute receives $1-million gift from Myers Automotive Group

The Mews brothers were so grateful to the UOHI for the medical care provided to their father that they recently gave a $1-million gift to the foundation.