Business

Report ranks WestJet most punctual airline in Canada

A travel data provider ranks WestJet Airlines Ltd. as the most punctual airline in Canada.OAG's annual report regarding on-time performance says the Calgary-based carrier placed sixth among carriers i...

Jan 03, 2020

Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday

OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...

Jan 02, 2020

AltaGas may be forced to increase stake in energy handling firm Petrogas

AltaGas Ltd. says it may be forced to increase its ownership share in Petrogas Energy Corp., an oil and gas liquids handling firm that owns and operates a propane export terminal in Washington state. ...

Jan 02, 2020 AltaGas’ Townsend facility (Photo: AltaGas Ltd.)

Cautious optimism for local real estate market in 2020

The new president of the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA) is describing 2019 as a slight improvement over the year previous for the local real estate market.However, Allan Melbourne says th...

Jan 02, 2020 Allan Melbourne, president, Central Alberta Realtors Association for 2020. (Supplied)

Another downtown business calls it quits after break-in

Another business in downtown Red Deer is closing up shop.Games Music, which has operated downtown since the late 80s, announced Thursday they had been the victim of a break-in, and that the incident w...

Dec 23, 2019 Tony Redelback, owner of Games Music, stands in front of his Ross St. business and a smashed in window from a break-in earlier this month. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

MARKET WATCH: Dec. 20

Big PictureU.S. Markets Continue to Climb, Unfazed by Trump Impeachment After a relatively flat day of trading Wednesday, U.S. stocks resumed their climb on Thursday, as the three major indexes once a...

Dec 20, 2019

Hudsons Canada's Pub closing Red Deer location

Hudsons Canada's Pub is closing its doors in Red Deer.The bar at the corner of Ross Street and 49 Avenue will serve its final food and pints on Dec. 28. Lloyd Strickland, general manager for Hudsons' ...

Dec 17, 2019 Dec. 28 will be the final day for Hudson's Pub in at the corner of Ross Street and 49 Avenue. (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Red Deer College hosting events for aspiring entrepreneurs

Red Deer College will be hosting two events this winter to help educate, encourage and support future small business owners from across central Alberta. The free Business Basics for the Aspiring Entre...

Dec 17, 2019

Airport CEO optimistic heading into New Year

Red Deer Regional Airport CEO Graham Ingham is feeling optimistic as 2019 winds down and 2020 is set to take flight.Among other things, Ingham says it remains a primary goal to bring back passenger se...

Dec 14, 2019 (Supplied)

MARKET WATCH: Dec. 13

Big Picture Markets Continue to Look for Signals on Trade TruceGlobal markets stumbled out of the gate on Monday after President Donald Trump said he'd restore tariffs on some imports from Brazil and ...

Dec 13, 2019