Business

June a great month for building permits in Lacombe

LACOMBE- The City issued just over $20 million in building permits as of June, an increase of over $7.4 million over total values issued last year. In 2018, the City handled a total of just over $12.5...

Jul 31, 2019

Canadian canola exports down 1-million tonnes thanks in large part to Chinese restrictions

LETHBRIDGE- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports that, from the start of the growing season until mid-July, recorded canola exports totaled 8.9-million tonnes. This is about one million tonnes ...

Jul 31, 2019

Market Watch: July 26

Big PictureU.S. Markets Buoyed by Positive Earnings But Lose Ground Thursday A number of strong earnings reports lifted U.S. stocks on Tuesday, while the British pound fell after Brexit hardliner Bori...

Jul 26, 2019

McDonald’s hosting hiring fair in Blackfalds

McDonald's is opening soon in Blackfalds and will be hosting a hiring event at the Wadey Visitor Centre (4400 South St.) on August 2nd and 3rd. McDonald's is inviting all prospective candidates to sto...

Jul 25, 2019

Corporate tax cuts help Alberta oilsands producers report boost in Q2 net incomes

The Alberta government's move to cut corporate taxes from 12 to eight per cent has added more than $2 billion to second-quarter net incomes of major oilsands producers Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy...

Jul 25, 2019

Central Alberta crops looking good this year

The latest crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC says cooler than normal temperatures have prevailed in the past month across most of Alberta resulting in a slight setback of approximately a w...

Jul 24, 2019

Olds College and partners receive federal funding to support high-tech research in agriculture

EDMONTON- Olds College and Lakeland College are both members of the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network and are among the Canadian institutions sharing a $49.5-million federal inves...

Jul 24, 2019

Alberta realtors applaud important safety tool with new app

Realtors in Alberta now have free access to an emergency response app to help keep them safe when they're working alone.The move comes after a female agent was sexually assaulted by a man at an open h...

Jul 23, 2019

Central Alberta homes sales remain down

Local home sales continue to remain down in comparison to last year.That according to the Central Alberta Realtors Association which reports residential sales through the MLS System of the Central Alb...

Jul 22, 2019

Large crowds attend Westerner Days as weather rebounds

The weather and attendance bounced back in a big way on day four of Westerner Days.Organizers say 24,132 guests came to the fair on Saturday, up from 21,000 on the same day last year.People were also ...

Jul 21, 2019 More than 24,000 people came to Westerner Days on Saturday, July 20. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)