Business

Olds College signs memorandum of understanding with SVG Ventures

Olds College and SVG Ventures are pleased to announce they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the establishment of SVG's THRIVE Canada Accelerator and start-up program focused ...

Jul 17, 2020

Market Watch: July 17

Big Picture N.A. Markets Remain Resilient, Despite Surging Coronavirus Numbers While investors continue to remain optimistic, focusing on promising vaccine news and strong earnings from some key finan...

Jul 17, 2020

Wendy’s Canada selects Coaldale greenhouse as their sole lettuce provider

COALDALE- Whole Leaf could be about to rake in some serious green.Wendy's Restaurants of Canada has announced that it is now sourcing 100 per cent of its lettuce from one particular Canadian grower."A...

Jul 16, 2020

Oilpatch optimism expected to rise as difficult second-quarter finally ends

CALGARY- Analysts say a rebound in oil prices as consumer demand for gasoline rises will buoy energy companies as they give quarterly results starting next week.But they caution that there are still t...

Jul 14, 2020

Class-action lawsuit alleges meat packer failed to take COVID-19 precautions

CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing company failed to take reasonable precautions to protect its workers in Alberta during the COVID-...

Jul 10, 2020

Red Deer area unemployment rate hits 13.4% in June

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate rose to 13.4% in June.That is up from May's 12.7%.The local unemployment rate in June of last year was 7.1%.Alberta's unemployment rate remained unchanged...

Jul 10, 2020

G3 Terminal opens on Canada’s West Coast and transforms Canada’s grain supply chain

WINNIPEG- Grain company G-3 Canada has opened a commercial state-of-the-art grain export terminal at the Port of Vancouver.According to the Winnipeg-based firm, the construction of the new facility be...

Jul 10, 2020

Dow makes 2020 List of Best Workplaces in Alberta

FORT SASKATCHEWAN- Dow is proud to announce that it has been named on the 2020 list of Best Workplaces in Alberta. Dow received this honour after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great...

Jul 10, 2020

New program aims to attract petrochemical manufacturing to Alberta

Alberta is already a leader of petrochemical manufacturing in Canada, but a new program aims to set the province up as a global player. The provincial government announced on Thursday the Alberta Petr...

Jul 09, 2020

McDonald's reopening for take-out nationwide following successful trial run

McDonald's is beginning to welcome patrons back into its restaurants nationwide.The full reopening comes after the chain successfully reintroduced take-out at 30 test locations across Canada.Maintaini...

Jul 09, 2020