Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Mayor Tara Veer presented her State of the City address virtually to members of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, and there was no shortage of major topics to discuss.An updat...

A Gasoline Alley restroom is hoping to be named Canada's number one.The loo at Sweet Market Esso Station is up against competitors at Surrey Park, the Toronto Zoo, The Rooftop in Calgary, and Borden P...

MONTREAL - Air Canada says it will recall more than 2,600 employees as it prepares for an increase in demand for flights.The airline says the employees being recalled will include various roles, inclu...

JBS Foods says it has paid the equivalent of $11 million U.S. in ransom in response to a cyberattack.On May 31, it was announced that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack. On June 9, JBS ...

Rocky Mountain House town council has approved the new Community Grant Kickstart Program. During council's June 1 regular meeting, $100,000 was approved to help alleviate the strain brought on by COVI...

EDMONTON - The federal and Alberta governments are signing an agreement that could lead to a plant to produce hydrogen built near Edmonton. The governments say they're working with Air Products Canada...

For the first time in quite a while there's a sense of optimism among local employers.According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, Red Deer area employers expect an upbeat hiring c...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says a man from Bonnyville has been fined nearly $300,000 and sentenced to jail time for tax evasion. On November 27, 2020, Clayton Kubbernus pleaded guilty in the Albe...

The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region saw a slight drop last month.In May, the local jobless rate was 10.2 per cent, down from 10.6 in April. Province-wide, Alberta saw a drop in unemployment ...

A young Red Deer man has received a $1 million grant from the federal government to help in the fight against COVID-19.Cole Webber, 22, and his company, Betterfit, is one of eight small and medium-siz...