Category Archives: Business
Ottawa relaxes wage subsidy eligibility requirements
The federal government has relaxed rules around the wage subsidy so that more businesses can qualify.Announced last week, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy initially required a business show 30 per ce...
Apr 08, 2020
CAEP labour force study supports business recovery following COVID-19
To support business development across the region, particularly following the effects of COVID19 pandemic, the Central Alberta Economic Partnership has joined forces with post-secondary institutions a...
Apr 07, 2020
Red Deer Public Market may postpone 50th anniversary celebrations to next year
It looks as though 50th anniversary celebrations may have to wait until next year for the Red Deer Public Market.Open from May Long Weekend through Thanksgiving weekend each year, has become one of th...
Apr 07, 2020 Dennis Moffat, Owner/Manager of The Market at Red Deer (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Premier Kenney predicts 25 per cent unemployment in Alberta due to COVID-19
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a grim prediction for workers in his province.He says there may well be 25 per cent unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.He has told an energy i...
Apr 07, 2020
Alberta minister says patience running short for federal energy industry aid
Alberta's energy minister says patience in her province is wearing thin for a promised aid package from the federal government for the oil and gas sector.Sonya Savage, speaking at the Canadian Associa...
Apr 07, 2020 Minister of Energy Sonya Savage (Photo: The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken)
Canadian Chamber, Statistics Canada launches survey to examine COVID-19 impacts
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Statistics Canada have partnered to make available time-sensitive data about what businesses are going through and how they are planning for the eventual recovery ...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian farmland values continue to soften amid uncertainty: FCC
The average value of Canadian farmland increased by 5.2 per cent in 2019, the smallest increase over the past decade, according to the latest Farmland Values Report from Farm Credit Canada. FCC says t...
Apr 06, 2020 (farmnewsNOW file photo)
Alberta announces temporary employment standards changes
The provincial government says it is taking immediate action to allow employers in Alberta to appropriately respond to public health measures while allowing employees to remain attached to jobs and ha...
Apr 06, 2020
Alberta’s housing market takes a hit in March
The goal of physical distancing is to flatten the curve when it comes to spreading COVID-19, but it also appears to be flattening the province's real estate market already hurting from falling energy ...
Apr 06, 2020
Conference Board of Canada forecasts 2.8-million job losses due to COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE - It may not come as a surprise to most right now, but COVID-19 has and will likely continue to have a major impact on employment in Canada in the short term.Given that many provinces, incl...
Apr 06, 2020 Downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)