MEDICINE HAT, AB - Nestled in the middle of the Southeast Hill neighbourhood at the junction of Fourth Avenue and Aberdeen is one of the city's oldest retail strips and rarity in a world dominated by fast-food outlets, big box stores and suburban malls as the owners put their names on their stores.Harry's Aberdeen and ...

CALGARY - The organization that represents Canadian drilling contractors is forecasting a 14 per cent increase in the number of oil and gas wells to be drilled in Canada in 2021 compared with the historic lows this year.The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors says it expects 3,771 wells to be drilled n...

Alberta's Energy Minister says an attempt by Michigan's governor to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline will likely be "headed to a long, protracted process in the American court system."Sonya Savage says Line 5 has provided a majority of the propane needed to heat homes in the Upper Peninsula as well as pro...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest unemployment numbers have been released.In October, the jobless rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region was 8.7 per cent. That's up ever-so-slightly from 8.6 percent in September. Once again, though, the region saw the lowest unemployment rate of all economic zones in Alberta.Th...

CALGARY - Canadian Pacific moved more than three million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain and grain products in October.At 3.04 MMT, it's the first time ever that CP has moved more than three million metric tonnes in one month. It betters the previous high, set in April 2020, by 6.9 per cent."CP's customers are managi...

EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis has completed the previously filed At-The-Market program and therefore has filed a new preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with securities regulators in most of Canada, except Quebec, and the United States.The shelf prospectus is intended to provide the company with continued financi...

CALGARY - WestJet says it will begin providing refunds to passengers who had their WestJet and Swoop flights cancelled by the airlines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the first airline to offer full refunds for all flights.The company says the refunds will be in the original form of payment, rather than a credit f...

Research by KPMG in Canada has found that almost one-third of small- and medium-sized business owners worry they won't make it through a second wave of COVID-19 and more than half say their current focus is on survival.At the same time, some businesses say they are well-positioned to come out on the other side and see ...

Alberta is exempting energy companies from paying property taxes on new wells and pipelines for three years as it attempts to strike a balance between industry and municipalities on linear tax assessments."Municipalities need a strong oil and gas industry to create jobs for residents, the energy industry needs mun...

The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce held its annual business awards on Oct. 16. The virtual event, this year titled Driving Business Forward, recognized 72 nominations in 14 award categories. The prestigious Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellece was won by F&S Safety Buzz. "Tonight's nominees ...