Business & Economy

Co-op closing downtown Red Deer location this summer

The downtown Red Deer location of Central Alberta Co-op will close this summer after 56 years in business.The company states in a release that because of the city's growth and shifting shopping habits...

Apr 18, 2019 (Central Alberta Co-op)

Market Watch: April 12, 2019

Big PictureMarkets in Wait-and-See Mode Ahead of Quarterly Earnings ResultsThe Dow and S&P drifted slightly lower Thursday, as traders have gone into a holding pattern in anticipation of quarterly...

Apr 12, 2019

Kenney takes pro-pipeline message to Fort McMurray, accuses NDP of selling out

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is taking his pro-pipeline message to the heart of Alberta's oilpatch where he's promising to push back on policies he says are hollowing...

Apr 10, 2019

Hundreds flock to Central Alberta Job Fair

At a time when finding the right job, or any job for that matter, can be difficult there are still some tried and true methods to stand out above the rest.Getting away from the computer is a good way ...

Apr 10, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

No pedal to floor: Experts say no government can bring back Alberta bitumen boom

EDMONTON - Getting Alberta's economy running on all its fossil-fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's election campaign. But some of Canada's top energy thinkers - as well ...

Apr 10, 2019

Local unemployment rate rises in March

The unemployment rate for the Red Deer Region rose in March but remains second lowest in Alberta. The latest Statistics Canada numbers show the local unemployment was 5.3 per cent last month, up from ...

Apr 09, 2019

‘Ticking time bomb:’ Alberta group wants aging oil wells to be election issue

A coalition of Alberta landowners, researchers and former regulators says it could cost as much as $70 billion to clean up more than 300,000 orphan oil and gas wells in Alberta.The Alberta Liabilities...

Apr 08, 2019

Oil & gas jobs down nearly a quarter from five years ago: Report

A new report predicts direct employment in Canada's oil and gas sector will be down 23 per cent this year over levels in 2014 before the oil price shock.Petroleum Labour Market Information is forecast...

Apr 08, 2019

Notley expects Trans Mountain pipeline approval soon, Kenney calls it 'phoney fight'

EDMONTON - Alberta's two main political rivals had opposing messages about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during their election campaigns Monday. NDP Leader Rachel Notley said she expects Ottaw...

Apr 08, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Panetta

Market Watch: April 5, 2019

Big Picture Stocks Get Early Boost Over Strong Chinese Data, Trade Optimism Global stocks surged on Monday, following their best quarterly performance since 2010, as investors rallied over strong fact...

Apr 05, 2019