Business & Economy

Western oil prices slip as Keystone pipeline leak cleanup continues

Prices for Western Canadian Select oil continued to soften on Monday as TC Energy Corp. reported recovering about half the crude that leaked from its Keystone pipeline in North Dakota last week.Spokes...

Nov 04, 2019 Damage from a pipeline leak in a field near Edinburg, N.D. is seen in this undated handout photo. Prices for Western Canadian Select oil continued to soften on Monday as TC Energy Corp. reported recovering about half the crude that leaked from its Keystone pipeline in North Dakota last week. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, TC Energy Corp.

County to consider development of solar facility near Empress

Cypress County, AB - Cypress County will have another proposed renewable energy project in front of them at its Municipal Planning Commission meeting Wednesday with a 39-megawatt proposed solar facili...

Nov 02, 2019

Economic impact of U-17 tournament expected to be in the millions

Medicine Hat, AB - The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is expected to be an economic boon for city restaurants and hotels over the next 10 days with four teams based in Medicine Hat along with Hockey ...

Oct 31, 2019

Grant money still available from city for downtown businesses

Medicine Hat, AB - Since 2011, the City of Medicine Hat's Downtown Development Incentive Program has helped business open or complete upgrades with a number of different grants.While the grant money i...

Oct 31, 2019

Alberta easing curtailment limits as long as operators ship more crude by rail

EDMONTON -The Alberta government will work with oil companies on a program that will allow them to produce more - as long as they agree to ship more of their crude by rail. Industry approached the gov...

Oct 31, 2019 Production limits tied to increased shipments of crude by rail

Downtown businesses team up to help family after house fire

Medicine Hat, AB - This past weekend, a single mother and her three children were victims of a house fire in Crescent Heights. "They had been there less than a month and they had no renters insurance ...

Oct 30, 2019

Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns economy's resilience to be 'tested'

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate on hold in a decision that positions the country as an exception among advanced economies already responding to the weakening world economy...

Oct 30, 2019 Canada's response the exception among advanced economies

Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

Oct 29, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Local man follows his passion with opening of used bookstore

Medicine Hat, AB - Book lovers in Medicine Hat have a new place to find a good read thanks to a local man following his dream.At the beginning of the month, George Giffen opened the doors to Unlimited...

Oct 28, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee

Local businesses complete woman's dream kitchen after renovation goes wrong

Medicine Hat, AB- After almost six months without a kitchen, Carrie Renshaw has her space back thanks to the help of several local companies.What was supposed to be a kitchen update last spring turned...

Oct 28, 2019 Carrie Renshaw's updated kitchen (Photo by Colton McKee)