Business

Trident Exploration goes under

CALGARY- The Alberta Energy Regulator has a mess on its hands after a Calgary oil and gas company walked away from its 4,700 wells across the province.Trident Exploration says it has ceased operations...

May 02, 2019

Ottawa boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out changes to a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China's decision to ban the Canadian product.Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude ...

May 01, 2019

Association cuts oil and gas drilling forecast again as slowdown deepens

CALGARY - The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is again lowering its forecast for how many oil and gas wells will be drilled in Canada this year.It says it now thinks just 5,300 wells will be ...

May 01, 2019

Chamber hosting Emergency Preparedness Workshop

RED DEER- The Red Deer Chamber of Commerce is hosting an emergency preparedness workshop on May 23.Disasters and emergencies can wreak havoc on a business resulting in decreased operating time, lost i...

May 01, 2019

"We are in a very difficult spot," Senator says about oil & gas

Senator Doug Black says something has to give in the ongoing dispute over pipelines and Alberta's energy industry.Black, a Calgary native, spoke at the Rotary Club of Red Deer luncheon on Monday at th...

Apr 29, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

FCC supports Olds College with $200,000 donation

CALGARY- Farm Credit Canada ("FCC") has made a $200,000 commitment to Olds College and its focus on cultivating informed decisions through the advancement of ag technology learning and applied researc...

Apr 29, 2019 Patrick Machacek, VP, Development & Strategy, Olds College; Fred Wall, VP, Marketing, Farm Credit Union; Stuart Cullum, President, OldsCollege; Martina Holtkamp, Student, Olds College; and Mark Fournier, Instructor, Agribusiness, Olds College

Market Watch: April 26, 2019

Big Picture Markets Hit Record Highs on Tuesday; Bank of Canada Lowers Forecast The S&P 500 and Nasdaq had their highest closings on record Tuesday, as positive profit reports for Q1 pushed major ...

Apr 26, 2019

Dreeshen, Calkins discuss pipelines, agriculture and trade at Chamber breakfast

Local business leaders were served with thoughts about pipelines, agriculture, and a new Alberta government Thursday morning at the Pidherney Curling Centre. Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen an...

Apr 25, 2019 Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen (left) and Red Deer-Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins (right) address a crowd of roughly 60 local business leaders at the Pidherney Curling Centre as part of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast with the MP's event Thursday morning.

Third pot shop coming to Red Deer

Red Deerians will soon have another place to buy recreational pot.Fire & Flower has been granted two of the 26 new retail cannabis licences being issued Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC), ...

Apr 24, 2019 Fire & Flower plans to have their cannabis store in south Red Deer open next month. (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Shoppers Drug Mart launches second online medical pot portal in Alberta

Medical cannabis users in Alberta can now get their therapeutic pot from Shoppers Drug Mart, with the retail giant opening its second online platform Tuesday as it pursues the growing market.The launc...

Apr 23, 2019