Category Archives: Business

Market Watch – April 2, 2026
This week's highlightsEnergy outlook and renewed risk-off tone keep equities on the back footDovish Fed tone steadies bonds, but late-week de-risking lifts yieldsCanada reports modest GDP gain in Janu...
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RDP and five other institutions digging deep on mining innovation
Six post-secondary institutions on the Prairies, including Red Deer Polytechnic, will continue to collaborate on fast-tracking mining innovation.The Prairie Polytechnic Innovation Network Accelerating...
Apr 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)

Red Deer D.R.I.V.E. elects inaugural board
Red Deer D.R.I.V.E. has officially launched and its first board of directors was elected to help form the community into a "thriving regional stronghold and a magnet for investment, talent, and opport...
Mar 30, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Market Watch - March 27, 2026
This week's highlightsGeopolitics and energy volatility drive a choppy week for global equitiesBond markets signal renewed concern over inflation risksCanadian retail sales up 1.1% to $70.7 billion in...
Mar 30, 2026

Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces. It's part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and ...
Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 33424303 © Eudaemon | Dreamstime.com)

Market Watch -- March 20, 2026
This week's highlightsEquities continue to struggle as energy shock causes a reassessment of policy pathHotter inflation expectations push front-end yields sharply higherBank of Canada keeps key inter...
Mar 20, 2026

Red Deer District Chamber, RDP, and Central Alberta First partner to address labour market challenges
The Red Deer District Chamber, Central Alberta First, and Red Deer Polytechnic have partnered to solidify a new project called Helping Central Alberta Businesses Prepare for the Future of Work.Officia...
Mar 19, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 54728852 © Jakub Jirsak | Dreamstime.com)

Alberta reviewing new plan on forcing oil companies to pay municipal taxes; minister
Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to be on top of their municipal property taxes if they want to keep producing. It's one of more than a dozen proposals contained in a new report released...
Mar 16, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 14529487 © Aleksandar Kosev | Dreamstime.com)

The perfect storm: RDP to run $12 million deficit over next two years
There's no getting around the fact that a $12 million deficit over the next two years will be a challenge for Red Deer Polytechnic. However, institution president Stuart Cullum believes his team is no...
Mar 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)

Market Watch: March 13
This week's highlightsPositive corporate and economic news overshadowed by Middle East conflictGlobal yields continue to climb on energy-linked inflation concernsCanada's trade deficit widens to $3.65...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Scotia Wealth Management)