Business

Dome Sports opens on east side of Gasoline Alley

At 80 feet high, and 107,000 square feet, the new sports dome in Red Deer County is quite the sight to behold, both from the inside and outside.Noah Welch, an American hockey Olympian turned Red Deer ...

Nov 10, 2019 Noah Welch, the man behind Dome Sports in Red Deer County, with his daughter at the facility's open house on Saturday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the government is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give producers incentive to drill more conventional wells. Sonya Savage says, star...

Nov 08, 2019

MARKET WATCH: Nov. 8

Big PictureU.S. Markets Post Record-Closing Highs; TSX Extends Winning Streak It was an auspicious start to this week's trading as all three major U.S. indexes posted record-closing highs on Monday, e...

Nov 08, 2019

Red Deer area unemployment rate drops in October

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate fell in October to 7.3%.That is down from 8% in September.The Alberta rate rose a tenth from 6.6 to 6.7%.Nationally, the number of people working across C...

Nov 08, 2019

All eyes on canola after China lifts ban on Canadian pork, beef

Fresh off this week's announcement that Canadian beef and pork exports to China will soon be resuming, Alberta's Agriculture and Forestry Minister is cautiously optimistic that the same will soon happ...

Nov 07, 2019 Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen speaks to 200 canola, wheat, barley and pulse growers during the Team Alberta Breakfast event held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday.

Encana reveals Denver will be its new headquarters after leaving Calgary

CALGARY - Encana Corp. says its new head office will be in Denver following a reorganization that will include changing its name to Ovintiv.The Calgary-based company didn't say which city would be its...

Nov 07, 2019

Failure of Houston Oil & Gas threatens to create up to 1,400 orphan wells

CALGARY- Alberta's Orphan Well Association estimates it will cost more than $80-million to clean up wells abandoned by the defunct Houston Oil and Gas.The association estimates it's likely to inherit ...

Nov 07, 2019

Financial Literacy Month focuses on informed investing

CALGARY- November is Financial Literacy Month, a time when the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) encourages Albertans to enhance their financial knowledge. As part of its mission to protect investor...

Nov 07, 2019

Red Deer building permit values remain lower than last year

Building permit values were down significantly in Red Deer last month, despite an increase in the total number of permits issued.According to City officials, 106 permits were issued in October with a ...

Nov 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Canadian pork, beef exports to China to resume after four-month suspension

OTTAWA - A Chinese ban on the import of Canadian pork and beef products estimated to have cost farmers almost $100 million to date is being lifted, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday."Goo...

Nov 05, 2019 (The Canadian Press)