Category Archives: Business

Market Watch - July 25, 2025
This week's highlightsEarnings, PMIs lift equities but tariff tensions cap momentum despite limited dealsPolicy holds and PMI surprises leave rates mixed for the weekBusinesses downbeat but less worri...
Jul 28, 2025

Red Deer McDonald's worker's art selected for cross-country in-store use
A Red Deer McDonald's employee will have his art plastered on packaging, in-restaurant displays, and more, across the country after a recent company-wide talent search.The initiative is called 'Made a...
Jul 23, 2025

Alberta and Yukon announce new partnership for economic cooperation
Alberta and the Yukon say they have committed to removing barriers so goods, services, workers and opportunity can flow freely across borders.Premier Danielle Smith and Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton si...
Jul 23, 2025

Stronger pipeline pact spans three provinces
Alberta and Ontario welcome Saskatchewan as the newest signatory this week to build pipelines and trade infrastructure across provincial borders and into global markets.Government officials say the me...
Jul 23, 2025

Province invests in Innovation Catalyst Grant
The Alberta government says it is setting the province up for success, and investing in the next generation of innovators through the Innovation Catalyst Grant.By investing $2 million through the Inno...
Jul 23, 2025

Market Watch - July 18, 2025
This week's highlightsMarkets juggle mixed inflation, earnings strength, and trade policy uncertaintyRates steady amid differing inflation signals and continued focus on Federal Reserve leadershipCana...
Jul 19, 2025

Red Deer cancer survivor wants businesses to join sticker support program
Endless spirit -- that's what Jason Kom-Tong has.The man who survived tongue cancer, though lost his tongue, remains behind a movement to help cancer patients in central Alberta, and needs businesses ...
Jul 17, 2025

Market Watch: July 11, 2025
This week's highlightsTariff volatility and mixed FOMC views reinforce investors' cautious outlookRates muted on trade uncertainty and resilient economic data while credit holds firmCanada's economic ...
Jul 14, 2025

Central Alberta company fined after workplace fatality
A central Alberta company has been fined in connection to a workplace fatality which occurred Nov. 8, 2022.On June 30 at the Red Deer Justice Centre, Delta Land Co., as an employer, pleaded guilty to ...
Jul 08, 2025

Alberta to hold nuclear power consultations as reactor companies weigh opportunities
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government plans to hold public consultations this fall about adding nuclear power to the province's energy mix.There have long been discussions about building ...
Jul 07, 2025