Business

Alberta to allow delivery of cannabis by retailers, AGLC exits online sales

Starting today (March 8), licensed retailers in Alberta can sell cannabis online and then provide delivery.At the same time, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) is exiting the online cannabis s...

Mar 08, 2022

No location change planned for Lacombe Farmers Market this year

The Lacombe Farmer's Market will be staying at Michener Park for 2022.The market had made a request to Lacombe city council recently to relocate from its Michener Park location as a pilot project for ...

Mar 06, 2022

Red Deer Home Show back at Westerner Park this weekend

Spending the past two years predominantly at home, you may have noticed some necessary, real or desired, home improvements to be made. One way to get ideas this weekend is at the Red Deer Home Show.Wi...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 04, 2022

Market Watch: March 4, 2022

Big Picture Global Markets Volatile, Oil Prices Climb as War in Ukraine Rages On The crisis in Ukraine continued to create volatility across global markets on Monday, helping send the Dow and S&P ...

Mar 04, 2022

connectFirst's new CEO sees vital role for credit unions as bank footprints dwindle

The new CEO of an Alberta's second-largest credit union, which has strong ties to central Alberta, says the way we bank is changing, and that there's reason for optimism, particularly when choosing th...

Mar 02, 2022

Province announces $390 million investment in rural broadband

The Alberta Government will be investing $390 million, as a part of Budget 2022, into rural broadband over the next four years.Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement in Innisfail Wednesday, noting...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 02, 2022

Red Deer Regional Airport expansion set to take flight

Alberta's government has announced a $7.5-million grant to help expand infrastructure and services at Red Deer Regional Airport. The $15-million airport expansion project will include a widening of th...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 28, 2022

Market Watch: February 18

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...

Feb 18, 2022

Red Deer Polytechnic offers two new degrees among other program expansions

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...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 18, 2022

Inmates build items for Habitat Red Deer ReStore to sell

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...

Feb 17, 2022