Business & Economy

Local beer and spirits abound for New Year`s drinks

Medicine Hat, AB - As New Year's Eve approaches so too does thoughts of having a few alcoholic beverages. As 2019 reaches its end, Hatters have a wide variety of locally crafted drinks to choose from....

Dec 28, 2019

Local businesses thankful for support through holiday season

Medicine Hat, AB - As people run to the stores one final time before Christmas, the push for supporting local business continues.Cyclepath owner, Greg Watson says that customers get a better shopping ...

Dec 23, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider

Aurora Cannabis shares fall after chief corporate officer Battley steps down

EDMONTON - Shares in Aurora Cannabis Inc. fell to their lowest level in more than two years Monday after the announcement on the weekend that Cam Battley had suddenly stepped down as chief corporate o...

Dec 23, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY

Rural municipalities to pay the price for provincial tax cut on gas wells

Medicine Hat, AB - Rural municipalities are likely going to bear the brunt of the provincial government's announcement Thursday of a 35 per cent reduction in tax assessments on shallow gas wells."It w...

Dec 20, 2019

Rocky start for Canadian Energy Centre

Medicine Hat, AB - The Canadian Energy Centre is a little more than a week old yet it's making its mark already - but not necessarily for its mandate to promote Alberta's oil and gas industry within t...

Dec 19, 2019

Johnson says Brexit will happen by January 31st

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has won a thumping majority in Britain's Parliament -- a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill...

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Local outdoors outfitters announces closure

Medicine Hat, AB - Since opening their doors, Valhalla Pure Outfitters has been a favourite for locals looking for camping gear or a pair of new hiking boots.Despite that, the outdoor clothing and gea...

Dec 09, 2019 Valhalla Pure Outfitters (Photo by Colton Mckee)

As one renewable energy hearing ends in Brooks, another set to open in Oyen

Medicine Hat, AB - The Alberta Utilities Commission hearings on a Brooks solar project wrapped up this week but the commission won't be going far as hearings on a wind farm open in Oyen next week as w...

Dec 06, 2019

Unemployment rate up across Alberta, down in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Last month, the national economy posted its largest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate rose in November.Statistics Canada noted that the economy lost...

Dec 06, 2019

Economy lost 71,200 jobs in November, unemployment rate climbs to 5.9 per cent

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy posted its biggest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate also pushed higher in November. Statistics Canada says the economy lost 71,200 job...

Dec 06, 2019 Canadian Press image