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J-Squared Technologies opens new facility in Kanata amid defence spending boom

With defence and security suddenly the hottest industry in town, Kanata’s J-Squared Technologies is poised for what might be the best run in its decades-long history. A supplier of hardware and software to some of Canada’s largest defence procurement projects, including the navy’s new River-class destroyer ships, J-Squared is a...
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Porter Airlines seeks ways to attract scarce talent to Ottawa

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Richcraft plans new shopping complex with grocery store in Orleans

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