Business

Energy Innovation Fair goes Oct. 21 at Red Deer Polytechnic

This weekend, Red Deer Polytechnic is playing host to the Energy Innovation Fair, put on by local company Sol Invictus Energy Services, as well as ReThink Red Deer.The full-day event is dedicated to s...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 18, 2023

Safe Harbour launches workshop to help businesses, community members navigate social disorder and street concerns

Are you concerned with what you see on our streets? Officials with Safe Harbour say they are now offering an opportunity to talk about your concerns. Officials say the Turning Tides on Social Disorder...

Oct 17, 2023

Canada's annual inflation falls to 3.8% in September, grocery prices rise more slowly

OTTAWA, ON - Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent in September as prices for a range of goods and services rise more slowly, including durable goods and grocery prices.Statistics Cana...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 17, 2023

Market Watch: October 13

This week's highlightsEquity markets broadly positive following renewed inflation concernsLonger dated bond yields track slightly lower amid move to safe-haven assetsStatistics Canada reports value of...

Oct 16, 2023

Province boosting support for women in STEM

Women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can now apply for the Women in STEM Scholarship.Oct. 8-14 is Women in STEM Week and Alberta's government says i...

Oct 12, 2023

Academics call for public review of Alberta Energy Regulator

CALGARY - Academics at the University of Calgary are calling for a public review of the Alberta Energy Regulator, describing it as secretive and too close to industry.In a peer-reviewed report issued ...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 11, 2023

Market Watch: October 6

This week's highlightsEquity markets mixed following strong U.S. jobs reportKnee-jerk reaction to jobs report causes spike in bond yieldsCanadian factory PMI falls to three-year low as weak market dem...

Oct 10, 2023

Alberta Crop Report for Oct. 3: Provincial harvest now 88 per cent complete

Harvest across Alberta is now 88 per cent complete, as of Oct. 3.That's eight per cent higher than last week, and 13 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Provincially, six per cent of all...

Oct 07, 2023

The Market at Red Deer closes 'spectacular' year at new location

After one full season, organizers of The Market at Red Deer -- AKA the Red Deer Farmers' Market -- say their new location couldn't have offered a much better experience over the last five months.Patri...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 07, 2023

RDAR announces genomic investments to benefit Alberta producers

RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) has announced the investment of $2.4M in three Accelerating Agriculture Innovation projects which target Climate SMART Agriculture and Food Systems initiativ...

Oct 06, 2023