Category Archives: Business

Big Picture Mounting Tensions in Ukraine Weighing on Markets U.S. stocks fell for a third straight session on Monday as investors gauged the likelihood of war between Russia and Ukraine, while also mo...

Two new degrees, one certificate, a diploma, and two micro-credentials are coming to Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), the institution announced Friday morning.The Honorable Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister o...

A number of new items are for sale at Red Deer's Habitat for Humanity ReStore, courtesy of inmates at Bowden Institution.The 26 items, which were built by students in a pre-employment carpentry progra...

Officials with the Alberta government say the Stabilize Live Music Grant is helping hundreds of venues, musicians and other music professionals get back to recording and performing.The government says...

A central Alberta travel agent says the easing of restrictions set to take effect at Canada's borders later this month are good news for the industry.Babette Baskerville, independent travel agent with...

The market for home sales in Red Deer last year was pretty stellar, and 2022 is off to a pretty decent start.According to the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), 1,924 units were sold in 2021...

Red Deer city council was left with some unanswered questions after giving first reading to Traffic Bylaw amendments for Season 2 of the E-Scooter pilot program.Last summer, e-scooters rolled into Red...

City council approved on Monday a one-time allocation of $113,000 for Red Deer's temporary two-hour free parking in downtown until the end of 2022.Similar to the program that took place from June to D...

The price for a litre of gas spiked in Red Deer this week, as it has in many Canadian communities, according to GasBuddy.com.As of Thursday afternoon, the price in the city had jumped 12 cents overnig...

Big Picture Investors Brace for Higher Rates as U.S. Inflation Hits Four-Decade High It was a reasonably quiet start to the trading week on Monday as the TSX, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all registered mi...