Category Archives: Business

LINCOLN, Neb. - The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans to start construction next year, after a U.S. State Department review ordered by a federal judge concluded that major environmental ...

FORT MCMURRAY- In a sign that the oilsands mining industry can’t be counted out just yet, public hearings into the proposed 20.6-billion-dollar Frontier Oil Sands Mine begin in Fort McMurray tod...

Dow, S&P 500 Hit Record Highs; TSX Buoyed by Cannabis Producers In the U.S., the Dow and S&P 500 hit new closing records Thursday, as expectations for another surge in corporate profits helped...

Bank of Canada Leaves Rates Unchanged, Tech Sector Tumbles The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 1.5% as it signaled that the fate of NAFTA negotiations could affe...

RED DEER- MP Earl Dreeshen (Red Deer - Mountain View) and MP Blaine Calkins (Red Deer - Lacombe) hosted a roundtable discussion this week with local stakeholders to discuss steel, aluminum, and retali...

TORONTO- The T-D Bank’s latest outlook on Alberta says it has the potential to reassert itself as an economic engine of Canada. Deputy chief economist Derek Burleton says oil production should r...

Nearly 60 exhibitors were on hand for the Central Alberta Job Fair Thursday at the Pidherney Curling Centre in Red Deer. The RCMP, CN Rail, Sanjel and Precision Drilling were among those seeking to at...

With cannabis legalization just over a month away in Canada, local businesses had a chance on Wednesday morning to learn more about what they need to do to address cannabis effectively in the workplac...

FORT MCMURRAY- Premier Notley and Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd joined Nexen officials, First Nations enterprises and other local suppliers to highlight a $400-million investment by Nexen. Wit...

FORT MCMURRAY- Suncor has officially opened its Fort Hills oilsands project north of Fort McMurray. Premier Notley says the project put 79-hundred people to work at the peak of construction and is emp...