Category Archives: Business
Sweet Home on the Lake hopes to earn back customer trust after controversy
Just over a week since Sweet Home on the Lake officially reopened, owners Cody and Eva Borek hope they can earn the trust back of their customers. This comes after the local boutique and cafe business...
Mar 27, 2025
Alberta establishing working group to address unpaid oil and gas property tax challenge
In response to calls from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) for action, the Government of Alberta is establishing a working group with municipal partners t...
Mar 25, 2025
International radar partnership sparks controversy among Canadian industry
A Government of Canada announcement to develop an Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) system in partnership with the Australian government is being called a "slap in the face" by a Canadian busines...
Mar 24, 2025
Alberta's 2025 budget proposes $10 million for Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and...
Mar 21, 2025
Market Watch: March 21
This week's highlightsEquity markets snap weeks long losing streakBond yield mixed as Fed holds rates steady, readjusts growth and inflation projectionsCanada's annual inflation rate jumps to 2.6% in ...
Mar 21, 2025
Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
Alberta's government is proposing a law it says would ban federal employees from going on any oil-related sites -- from wellheads to corporate head offices - but the NDP says it's an illegal and perfo...
Mar 19, 2025
Who's footing the bill?: Municipal groups call for government action on unpaid oil and gas taxes
Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) has released a statement expressing concern about unpaid oil and gas property taxes, as the financial burden gets passed to municipalities and their residents instead....
Mar 19, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith says plan for orphan well cleanup coming next month
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says plans for cleaning up abandoned or inactive oil wells are to be made public in two weeks.She says public funding won't be needed for the new initiatives, despite a ...
Mar 19, 2025
Employment scams are on the rise, according to the Better Business Bureau
Job scams are on the rise in Alberta. That's according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which serves Alberta and the east Kootenay region. BBB president and CEO, Mary O'Sullivan-Andersen, said res...
Mar 19, 2025
Home sales in Red Deer show promising start to 2025
Red Deer's home sales are off to a positive start in 2025, showing month-to-month growth as well as higher numbers than the same point last year.According to the latest Market Update from Central Albe...
Mar 18, 2025