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Big Picture Technlogy Stocks Under Pressure as Bond Yields Climb The Nasdaq Composite fell sharply on Monday, as rising bond yields and optimism for a further economic rebound weighed on key technolog...

A strong show of support for small businesses in Red Deer County this week as the County's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) granted approvals for three new businesses and the expansion of a fourth....

OTTAWA - A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil patch. But the annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the In...

EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...

Big PictureTechnology Shares Weigh on Markets in Shortened Trading Week It was another record close for the Dow on Tuesday after markets were closed Monday in both Canada and the U.S. The Dow climbed ...

Gasoline prices have been edging up since the start of 2021.GasBuddy.com's Patrick de Haan says the price of a litre of gas is up 13 cents from a year ago because of a surge in oil prices."A barrel of...

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he believes it's safe to move forward with the province's staged reopening plan as COVID-19 case numbers trend downward.Alberta reported 415 new i...

EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...

A report by an organization that represents more than 90 chief executives says a harmonized sales tax and a carbon tax could help provide Alberta with the revenue it needs to handle its growing debt.T...

CALGARY, AB. - WestJet will end it's service between Medicine Hat and Calgary next month.In a release, the airline says it's making the decision as a result of what it calls new and increasingly restr...