Category Archives: Business

SASKATOON - A new report says Canada's agriculture industry could add $11 billion annually to gross domestic product by 2030 if government invests in people and technology.A report from RBC says the s...

Big PictureUp-and-Down Week for North American Markets The U.S.-China trade war and global recession fears continue to hold sway over markets this week as investors try to parse conflicting signals in...

Town officials say building permit numbers are proof of strong, steady growth for Sylvan Lake. Permits issued last month totalled $30.7 million, according to a Town of Sylvan Lake release, compared to...

The Central Alberta Realtors Association says local home sales stable on a year-over-year basis in July.They are reporting that 399 residential units were sold in the region last month, according to M...

COMPTON, Que. - Canadian dairy farmers who lost domestic market share resulting from free trade agreements with Europe and countries on the Pacific Rim will share $1.75 billion in compensation over th...

Big PictureVolatility Returns as Recession Fears Mount; Dow Drops 800 Wednesday It was a rough start to the week for what's proving to be an increasingly volatile time for North American equity market...

The federal government is giving over $1.9 million in Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE) funding towards Olds College to bolster Alberta's agriculture industry.The investment will support Phase Two ...

Jim Pattison's Great Pacific Capital Corp. has made an offer to buy the rest of Canfor Corp. it does not already own for $16 per share, an offer that values the lumber, plywood, pulp and paper company...

Big Picture Falling Yuan Shakes Global Markets as Trade War Intensifies It was a rough start to the week for global equity markets, which fell hard Monday on news that China let the yuan tumble beyond...

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate rose to 7.4% in July from June's 7.1%, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.The Alberta rate also climbed from 6.6% to 7.0%.Nationally, ...