Business & Economy

Aurora Sun pausing operations indefinitely

MEDICINE HAT, AB - CHAT News has learned of a major development regarding the future of Aurora Sun in Medicine Hat.Aurora announced today it is pausing operations indefinitely. In an emailed statement...

Nov 26, 2020

Keystone XL not the same project John Kerry nixed in 2015, Canada's U.S. envoy says

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the Keystone XL pipeline project has evolved since John Kerry nixed it in 2015. President-elect Joe Biden has named Kerry, former...

Nov 24, 2020

Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report

OTTAWA - The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will to require a much more aggressive transition away from oil and gas.The annual Energy Futures report re...

Nov 24, 2020

Local fabric store closes retail sales after staff test positive for COVID

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Mook Fabrics is reporting "a few" of its staff have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, causing it to temporarily close its retail operations in Medicine Hat.The affected indivi...

Nov 20, 2020

Alberta's energy minister pushes back at attempt to shut down Enbridge's Line 5

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...

Nov 16, 2020

Major fee hikes and service reductions predicted for regional and community airports without federal assistance

MEDICINE HAT - Canada's national air carriers captured most of the headlines after curtailing many flights and laying off thousands of staff. But the chair of a group representing regional and communi...

Oct 29, 2020

'First guys out:' western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires

RED DEER, Alta. - A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Yukon is a little less busy these days, but it has nothing ...

Oct 19, 2020

Deficit on track to hit $330 billion with COVID effects lasting years, says PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says the federal deficit for the year is on track to hit $328.5 billion as a result of COVID-19. That figure released this morning reflects measures announced ...

Sep 29, 2020

Kenney says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...

Sep 15, 2020

Where's the beef? Mounties looking for truck full of stolen meat

BROOKS, AB - A truckload of stolen beef from the JBS plant in Brooks has Mounties asking for the public's assistance for leads in tracking down the ill-gotten meat products.Mounties are also investiga...

Sep 14, 2020