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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)

Market Watch: July 19, 2019

Big Picture Global Markets Slip as Trade War Weighs on Corporate Earnings Global shares pulled back on Thursday amid growing signs that the trade war between the U.S. and China is negatively impacting...

Jul 19, 2019

Westerner Days well-attended on first day of fair

Attendance on day one of Westerner Days was up from last year's opening day with 14,371 people coming to the fairgrounds.Last year's total was 14,086.Westerner Days officials say the parade (WATCH), w...

Jul 18, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Natural gas producers call for government action

CALGARY- Alberta natural gas producers are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to support a plan to restrict production to boost low gas prices.The CEOs of nine producers have released an open letter to t...

Jul 18, 2019

TD Economics suggests Alberta economy gaining momentum

EDMONTON- A report from TD Economics says the Alberta economy is gaining some traction after it was hit by extreme oil price weakness late last year.It says rising oil exports, stronger wholesale and ...

Jul 17, 2019

Market Watch: July 12, 2019

Big Picture Dow Crosses 27,000 Mark as Optimism Grows Over Fed Rate Cut It's been a record-setting week for U.S. indexes. On Thursday the Dow Jones Industrials Average crossed 27,000 for the first tim...

Jul 12, 2019