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Major crops and all crops combined in Alberta's Central Region are rated as 25 and 27 per cent good to excellent, respectively. According to the latest Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services ...
Aug 02, 2024
Alberta's seven-month moratorium on renewable power approvals has left a legacy of dozens of cancelled projects and legal uncertainty, says an analysis done on the one-year anniversary of the move. Th...
Sheldon Spackman Aug 02, 2024
A new sustainability assessment of regional agricultural societies initiated by the Government of Alberta has been welcomed by Westerner Park as it proactively moves towards self-sustainability.The pa...
Sheldon Spackman Jul 31, 2024
The Government of Alberta is investing almost $900,000 in funding to the TELUS Spark Science Centre in Calgary in an effort to create a series of exploration spaces designed to encourage young people ...
Jul 31, 2024
Experts from across Canada will gather at the BMO Centre in Calgary this fall to highlight productivity challenges in Canada and potential solutions.Sponsored by the Government of Alberta, the Univers...
Jul 31, 2024
A recent survey by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) of members who are internationally trained professionals found that Alberta is an attractive li...
Jul 31, 2024
This week's highlightsMegacap tech and chip stocks continue to weigh on equity marketsBond yields mixed following release of Fed's preferred inflation gaugeBank of Canada cuts key rate to 4.5%, tees u...
Jul 29, 2024
Major crops rated good to excellent decreased significantly from 62 per cent in central Alberta last week to 32 per cent now. Cereals are nearing the end of flowering due to heat stress. There is also...
Jul 26, 2024
Central Alberta farmers will have an opportunity to explore the latest innovations in agriculture technology at the AgSmart Educational Exposition coming to Olds College. "There are so many ag-tech an...
Sheldon Spackman Jul 24, 2024
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for a second consecutive time on Wednesday, but warned the path back to two per cent inflation may be uneven and would ultimately determine the pace of fut...
Sheldon Spackman Jul 24, 2024