Tag Archives: Business & Economy

The Central Alberta Realtors Association says local home sales stable on a year-over-year basis in July.They are reporting that 399 residential units were sold in the region last month, according to M...

Big PictureVolatility Returns as Recession Fears Mount; Dow Drops 800 Wednesday It was a rough start to the week for what's proving to be an increasingly volatile time for North American equity market...

EDMONTON - A provincial panel will explore whether cutting the minimum wage for Alberta's alcohol servers could give them more working hours and boost their overall income with more tips.Labour Minist...

Jim Pattison's Great Pacific Capital Corp. has made an offer to buy the rest of Canfor Corp. it does not already own for $16 per share, an offer that values the lumber, plywood, pulp and paper company...

Big Picture Falling Yuan Shakes Global Markets as Trade War Intensifies It was a rough start to the week for global equity markets, which fell hard Monday on news that China let the yuan tumble beyond...

Red Deer's mayor is defending the City's economic development policies following recent criticism that they are "anti-business."Tara Veer says Red Deer is currently navigating a new economic normal."W...

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate rose to 7.4% in July from June's 7.1%, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.The Alberta rate also climbed from 6.6% to 7.0%.Nationally, ...

(July 24, 2019) The Real Economy, Canada shows that key economic and industry developments such as the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, an increase in immigration, and the rise of Canada's digital ec...

A second cannabis retail sales outlet has been approved for Gasoline Alley.The Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) approved a development permit on Tuesday for a cannabis retail sales ...

To the residents, business owners and elected officials of the Red Deer region,I am writing this letter on behalf of Red Deer County Council, in the spirit of co-operation among those of us elected to...