Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group rebrands as "Pattison Media," launches support for local business
The parent company of rdnewsNOW, BIG 105 and 106.7 REWIND Radio in Red Deer, B-94 in Rocky Mountain House and Big West Country in Drayton Valley is under a new name.After more than 20 years operating ...
Apr 07, 2021

80% of new at-home workers want to continue post-pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways in which many people do their jobs, and some would actually prefer that it stay that way.In February 2021, Stats Canada reported that about ...
Apr 06, 2021

Senator says more work needed to keep young Albertans in the province
Senator Doug Black says there's growing concern that young Albertans are choosing to leave the province for work opportunities, and more needs to be done to keep the next generation in Alberta.He came...
Apr 05, 2021

Alberta gives $408M to Inter Pipeline for Heartland Petrochemical Complex
CALGARY - Inter Pipeline says it will receive $408 million in cash grants for its Heartland Petrochemical Complex under an incentive program by the Alberta government, but will have to give up $200 mi...
Apr 05, 2021

AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021

Alberta Travel Pass would boost summer tourism, support businesses: NDP
Alberta's NDP says a province-wide tourism voucher would encourage more Albertans to vacation close to home this summer.They say that under the Alberta Travel Pass, families who vacation within the pr...
Apr 01, 2021

Joke is on taxpayers this April Fools' Day: CTF
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it's no laughing matter this April Fools' Day as the federal government as it hikes its carbon tax, alcohol taxes and salaries for Members of Parliament."Today t...
Apr 01, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan securities regulators adopt new self-certified investor prospectus exemption
CALGARY - The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) have adopted a new prospectus exemption designed to provide greater access to ...
Mar 31, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5
WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...
Mar 30, 2021

MARKET WATCH: March 26, 2021
Big Picture Fed tries to calm down inflation fearsIt was a busy week for Market Watchers with a number of important developments to follow at home, south of the border and overseas. In Canada, the BoC...
Mar 26, 2021