Business & Economy

WestJet to lay off 120 cabin crew members, citing flight suspensions

CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. will lay off 120 cabin crew members as of March 2, blaming the measure on the lack of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean.WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell says the compa...

Feb 05, 2021

Applications now open for new business relief in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - New businesses and unregistered sole proprietors in Alberta can now apply for the provincial government's relaunch grant.Last month, expansions was announced for the Small and Medium ...

Feb 04, 2021

U of L studies on cannabis strain’s impact on COVID advance to clinical study stage

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two COVID-19 studies out of the University of Lethbridge have been published in a top bio-medical journal.The studies by Drs. Igor and Olga Kovalchuk, who are both U of L biology prof...

Feb 02, 2021

Tourism stakeholders invited to telephone town hall with premier, chief medical officer of health

Tourism is among the Alberta business sectors that have been greatly impacted by the prolonged public health restrictions in place due to COVID-19.Stakeholders with the local tourism industry are invi...

Feb 02, 2021

Members of Kenney’s UCP caucus nix NDP bid to seek details of failed Keystone XL deal

EDMONTON - Members of Premier Jason Kenney's caucus have refused an Opposition NDP bid to make public details of Alberta's $7.5-billion investment in the failed Keystone XL pipeline project.The eight ...

Jan 26, 2021

Gasoline Alley Farmers’ Market celebrates early success

Management with the Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market says they've received strong support from the community since opening in November. They say the support has been so overwhelming that they are now op...

Jan 26, 2021

Report: Consumer confidence in Alberta returns to pre-pandemic levels

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nearly a full year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Albertans are feeling more confident about their financial situations.A new report from the Conference Board of Canada (CBOC) say...

Jan 25, 2021

Trudeau vows to keep up the fight to sway U.S. on merits of Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to fight to convince president-elect Joe Biden's administration of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Trudeau says K...

Jan 19, 2021

Cancelled Keystone XL pipeline expansion won't lessen oil dependency, experts say

CALGARY - Cancelling the multi-billion dollar Keystone XL pipeline expansion would not only jeopardize thousands of jobs in Alberta, it would also mean the loss of billions of dollars in corporate inc...

Jan 18, 2021

Kenney, Moe condemn Biden's plan to scrap Keystone XL on Day 1 of presidency

OTTAWA - The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are condemning Joe Biden's plan to scrap the Keystone XL pipeline expansion on his first day as U.S. president. Biden's plan is outlined in transition...

Jan 18, 2021