Business & Economy

Halliburton suspending cementing operations in Red Deer and Alberta

Another oilfield-related company is closing up shop in Red Deer. Texas-based Halliburton has announced it is suspending its cementing operations in Alberta at the end of this month. The company curren...

Dec 04, 2019

Hyperloop line from YYC to YEG via Red Deer needs provincial commitment

Red Deer, AB - From Calgary to Edmonton with a stop in Red Deer all in under 30 minutes?A Toronto company founded in 2015 believes they're close to making that a reality with their innovative hyperloo...

Nov 30, 2019 (Transpod.com)

Black Friday popularity continues to grow in Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat, AB - Black Friday has officially beaten out Boxing Day as the top shopping day of the year.According to a recent survey by the Retail Council of Canada, 43 per cent of Canadians said tha...

Nov 29, 2019

Chamber introduces new president

Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce has introduced their new Board of Directors.Including a new president in Tracy Noullett, who has sat on the board for the last few ...

Nov 26, 2019 Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce President Tracy Noullett

Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume

MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...

Nov 26, 2019

Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume

MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...

Nov 26, 2019 Canadian Press photo

Lethbridge City Council unanimously passes nearly a dozen potential fiscal restraint resolutions

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Eleven resolutions have been passed by Lethbridge City Council unanimously; many requiring City Manager Bramwell Strain to report back by June 2020, exploring the possibility of city ...

Nov 26, 2019 November 25 Lethbridge City Council Meeting

Feds won't explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will not explain how his department estimated that finishing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million in corporate tax revenue into ...

Nov 25, 2019

Hatters pack downtown streets for 2019 Midnight Madness

Medicine Hat, AB - Downtown streets were packed Friday evening for the Midnight Madness and Christmas tree lighting, providing a boon to local businesses on one of the busiest retail shopping days of ...

Nov 23, 2019 CHAT News photo - Taylor Bain from Shut Up and Wear It says this year's Midnight Madness event was one of the best so far.

Future of the industry discussed at college's hemp and cannabis conference

Medicine Hat, AB - With cannabis and hemp facilities popping up around southern Alberta, hundreds of jobs are expected with them.That's why the Medicine Hat College decided to host a hemp and cannabis...

Nov 22, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee