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• EI recipients down in Ottawa, Gatineau
  Figures released by Statistics Canada show the number of recipients on the Ottawa side of the region fell fro
• Cavan begins mining exploration work north of Gatineau
  The firm announced last week it has st
• Federal contracts: NAV Canada, Notra and Cache...
  NAV Canada 77 Metcalfe St. Description: Accommodations and food services Buyer: DND $9,744,5
• Halogen shines in TSX debut
  "This is truly an exciting day for Halogen,” said CEO Paul Loucks in a statement announcing the IPO closing and commencement of trading earlier ...
• $226M Queensway widening project begins
  The $226 million project includes $206 million from the provincial government and a $20 million commitment from the City of Ottawa. Rideau ...
• Losses mount at Smart Technologies
  Calgary-based Smart, which has a presence in Kanata, reported a net loss of $18.7 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, a 545 per ...
• Bars, restaurants see sales climb during Sens...
  Moneris Solutions tracked the sales of merchants near the downtown core who use its terminals for the NHL team’s games during its series against ...
• Ottawa VC funding up 72%
  A total of $47.6 million of VC funding was invested into 15 Ottawa-area companies during the first quarter of fiscal 2013, up 72 per cent from
• Who's getting sued?
  April 17 Ottawa-Carleton Standard Condominium Corp. No. 668 et al vs. Urban Capital (York) Inc. et al Claim Collection of liquidated debt ...
• Federal contracts: TRM, FoxWise and CMI among local...
  TRM Technologies Inc. 280 Albert St. Description: Senior IT security analyst Buyer: PWGSC $7
• Deals digest: DragonWave expands Peruvian wireless...
  DragonWave Inc. has launched more than 200 new links on its wireless network in Peru thanks to the expansion plans of Olo del Peru, a regional ...
• Halogen plans $55.2M IPO
  In a statement issued this week, Ha
• Macadamian sees healthy demand for BlackBerry apps
  That’s an increase of 85 per cent in its pace of app development, according to Macadamian, and is in response to accelerating customer demand. ...
• InterRent revenues grow on acquisitions
  InterRent REIT (TSX:IIP.UN) also announced it was increasing its monthly per unit distributions by 25 per cent to an annualized 20 cents.
• Group Lepine eyes addition to Kanata Lakes apartment...
  Group Lepine is asking the city to allow it to construct a 10-storey, 173-unit apartment building at 1047 Canadian Shield Ave. as part of its ...
• People on the Move / Hats Off (April 8-26)
  PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Lytica Inc. has appointed Mark Tayles as vice-president of sales and marketing. Mr. Tayles has a background in distribution and
• Casino du Lac-Leamy revenues up 1.9%
  The casino increased the amount of money it took in between April 2011 and March 2012 from $252,700 the year previous to $257,400 during the most ...
• Federal contracts: NAV Canada, Valcom and Oracle...
  NAV Canada 77 Metcalfe St. Description: Services related to air transportation Buyer: Transport Canada
• UPDATE: Region sheds jobs for third straight month
  However, a decline in the labour force meant the unemployment rate was steady at 6.2 per cent. All the job losses were recorded in Ottawa, with ...
• Tourism buyers descending on Ottawa
  Rendez-vous Canada, hosted by the Canadian Tourism Commission, is set to take place at the Ottawa Convention Centre starting on Sunday.
• Deals digest: Ackroo chosen by Saskatchewan Dilawri...
  Local loyalty and rewards company Ackroo has been chosen to provide its technology to the Dilawri Group of Companies’ in its ...
• Ottawa housing starts up 14.4% in April
  Starts in Ottawa jumped to 515 in April, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., up 14.4 per cent from the 441 recorded in the same ...
• PharmaGap faces cease trade order
  In a statement, PharmaGap - which developed cancer-fighting drugs - said it lacked t
• Watson pushes council to keep tax hikes below 2%
  City council was set to vote on the motion Wednesday after Mr. Watson added the matter to the agenda for the finance and economic development ...
• Richcraft proposes 48-storey condos on Carling
  Richcraft has filed plans with the city to rezone the site just west of the corner of Carling Avenue and Preston Street to make way for one ...
• Clearford wins Colombian contract worth up to $1.6M
  Clearford has also been awarded the rights to negotiate the supply of potable water storage as well as a wastewater treatment plant for the ...
• TrueContext unloads patents
  The firm said in a news release it had agreed to sell the some of its domestic and international patents in exchange for US$570,000. “We have ...
• Target moves closer to Ottawa openings
  The company opened 24 stores across southwestern Ontario in March as part of its first foray into the Canadian market.
• Forty Under 40 recipients reveal Ottawa’s 'new...
  The annual awards program recognizes accomplished industry leaders who are under the age of 40 and also give back to their community. The awards ...
• City plans rezoning for Arts Court site
  The city wants the site,