Tag Archives: Business & Economy

MARKET WATCH: June 25, 2021
Big Picture Record-Breaking Week for Nasdaq as North American Indexes Bounce Back U.S. stocks rose Monday in a broad-based rally that saw the Dow climb by nearly 600 points, its strongest session in o...
Jun 25, 2021

WestJet ramping up service across Alberta and Canada this July
Airline to restart 10 routes across province and inaugurate new service from Edmonton to Penticton, Kamloops and NanaimoNon-stop service between Calgary-Charlottetown to launch on July 29 WestJet has ...
Jun 25, 2021

Province wants on-the-job training part of more post-secondary programs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the coming years, a greater number of post-secondary students will be getting paid to learn.The Government of Alberta is inviting post-secondary institutions and industry groups to...
Jun 24, 2021

Amazon to purchase power from new southern Alberta solar farm
CALGARY - Amazon announced Wednesday it will purchase power from a massive new solar farm in Alberta, marking the e-commerce giant's second renewable energy investment in Canada.Construction began Wed...
Jun 24, 2021

City and county team up for regional collaboration committee
The City of Red Deer and Red Deer County are joining forces for a new committee intended to build a stronger Central Alberta region and increase regional benefits.The Regional Collaboration Committee ...
Jun 23, 2021

More Albertans to get $1,200 Critical Worker Benefit
EDMONTON, AB - 76,500 more workers in Alberta are set to receive a one-time payment of $1,200.The joint federal-provincial Critical Worker Benefit program was launched to recognize the hard work of wo...
Jun 23, 2021

Pattison Media partners with Everything Podcasts to expand its digital offerings
KAMLOOPS, BC - Pattison Media is pleased to announce its partial acquisition of Everything Podcasts, creators of original custom podcasts featuring compelling story telling and world-class production....
Jun 22, 2021

Market Watch: June 18, 2021
Big Picture Fed Officials Pencil in Higher Rates for Late 2023; Gold Drops Sharply U.S. stock indexes rose late in Monday's session, sending the S&P and Nasdaq to new records as investors rotated ...
Jun 18, 2021

Local home sales remain hot in May
Red Deer's residential real estate market continued its torrid pace last month with home sales in May far outpacing numbers seen in the same month over the previous four years.According to the latest ...
Jun 14, 2021

MARKET WATCH: June 11, 2021
Big Picture North American Markets Range-bound as Investors Weigh Inflation Concerns, Labour Data U.S. and Canadian equity markets have been moving sideways for much of the week, as investors weigh co...
Jun 11, 2021