Business

Travel Alberta invests $17 million to help restart industry

CALGARY, AB - Travel Alberta has announced a $17 million investment to help restart the province's tourism industry hit by COVID-19.Three new federal and provincial funding programs for Alberta's dest...

Jun 22, 2020

Best in housing honoured virtually by BILD

The best in home building were honoured this week by BILD-Central Alberta.The Excellence in Housing awards were held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Winners were selected for the ...

Jun 20, 2020

Market Watch: June 19, 2020

Big Picture Markets Struggle for Momentum as Coronavirus Cases Rise It's been a volatile week for N.A. equity markets as investors continue to weigh positive economic data against a disconcerting rise...

Jun 19, 2020

New Olds College brew shares ingredients' story 'from field to glass'

Olds College Brewery has announced the launch of Barley Trail, the College's first traceable beer using blockchain technology and barley grown on the Olds College Smart Farm. The project, aptly named ...

Jun 18, 2020

Federal aid program for oil and gas could see money flowing soon

MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's been a trying five years for the oil sector in Alberta - even longer for the natural gas industry. But a billion-dollar federal program might end up being a lifeline to the ind...

Jun 18, 2020

Central Alberta Access Prosperity joins forces to create manufacturing supercluster

Advancing Alberta's manufacturing sector is the goal behind a new initiative launched by Central Alberta Access Prosperity this week.Officials say partner organizations will collaborate to create a Ma...

Jun 17, 2020

Red Deer Regional Airport adopts drone technology

Officials at Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) have announced a new partnership that's expected to play a key role in the future of airports, and airport safety. A partnership with Alberta-based AERIUM ...

Andrew Snook Jun 17, 2020

Federal aid for oil sector still in development, three months later

OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says if bridge loans for smaller oil and gas companies aren't ready to flow soon some companies will have to turn to less-safe options to survi...

Jun 17, 2020

Alberta introduces bill to protect business tenants from eviction during COVID

EDMONTON - Alberta has proposed legislation to stop business tenants from being evicted during the economic slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Economic Development Minister Tanya Fir says the bill ...

Jun 16, 2020

Canadian home sales for May down nearly 40 per cent from last year

Sales of residential properties in May were up from a record low in April, but were still down 39.8 per cent from the same month last year, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported Monday.It was ...

Jun 16, 2020