Category Archives: Business

MONTREAL - Air Canada says it will recall more than 2,600 employees as it prepares for an increase in demand for flights.The airline says the employees being recalled will include various roles, inclu...

CALGARY - ATB Financial is raising its outlook for economic growth in Alberta this year because of higher-than-expected oil prices, rising vaccination rates and a strong recovery in the U.S.It says it...

The Keystone XL pipeline project has officially been terminated.TC Energy and the provincial government confirmed the news in separate news releases Wednesday afternoon.The government release says the...

EDMONTON - The federal and Alberta governments are signing an agreement that could lead to a plant to produce hydrogen built near Edmonton. The governments say they're working with Air Products Canada...

For the first time in quite a while there's a sense of optimism among local employers.According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, Red Deer area employers expect an upbeat hiring c...

Prices for canola, wheat and cattle, some of Alberta's staple agricultural exports, have been on the rise of late.ATB Financial points out that according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, ...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says a man from Bonnyville has been fined nearly $300,000 and sentenced to jail time for tax evasion. On November 27, 2020, Clayton Kubbernus pleaded guilty in the Albe...

The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region saw a slight drop last month.In May, the local jobless rate was 10.2 per cent, down from 10.6 in April. Province-wide, Alberta saw a drop in unemployment ...

Developers and property owners in Red Deer can now apply for funding from The City of Red Deer's Leading Forward Economic Incentives Program. The program, according to City officials, is an expansion ...

A young Red Deer man has received a $1 million grant from the federal government to help in the fight against COVID-19.Cole Webber, 22, and his company, Betterfit, is one of eight small and medium-siz...