Business

Applications for Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance now open

OTTAWA, ONT - Small business owners in Alberta can now apply for emergency aid to cover the cost of rent.The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program is now open for applicants in p...

May 25, 2020

Trudeau to push for 10 days' paid sick leave for all workers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government will continue to work with the provinces and territories on guaranteed paid sick leave. The federal NDP has been pressing the Liberals on it, ...

May 25, 2020

Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...

May 25, 2020

Market Watch: May 22, 2020

Big PictureMarkets Holding Out Hope for Strong RecoveryWhile economic data continues to paint a dark picture for the global economy, N.A. markets resumed their ascent this week as many investors conti...

May 22, 2020

Work begins on Keystone XL pipeline in U.S.

CALGARY- TC Energy has built the first piece of the disputed Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S. border and started work on labour camps in Montana and South Dakota.However, the Calgary based company...

May 22, 2020

Alberta beef plant returning to two shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

BROOKS- The JBS beef-processing plant in southern Alberta is to return to two shifts a day today for the first time in a month.The company had reduced operations at the plant to one daily shift of bet...

May 21, 2020

Feds delay decision on fate of NOVA Gas Transmission expansion

The decision on whether the TC Energy's NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2021 system expansion project will go ahead is being pushed back by the federal government, with Canada's Natural Resources Minister ...

May 20, 2020

Alberta hotels can keep tourism levy for the rest of the year, says province

Hotels in Alberta will be able to keep tourism levy fees collected for most of this year to help weather what's expected to be a slower-than-usual time for tourists due to COVID-19.Hotels and other lo...

May 19, 2020

Expanded eligibility for Canada Emergency Business Account

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy is being extended through the summer."This is about getting people back to work and giving businesses the confide...

May 19, 2020

Parkland to contribute over $4 million to front-line health workers, truckers and food banks

Parkland Corporation has announced that they are on track to contribute over $4 million of community support during the COVID-19 pandemic across its Canadian, US and International businesses."Our reta...

May 19, 2020