Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Alberta probe into foreign funding of anti-oil groups extended to October
EDMONTON - Alberta's public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada is going into overtime. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the initial findings from ...
Jun 25, 2020
Alberta reinstating environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15
EDMONTON - Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued ord...
Jun 23, 2020
Migrant workers hold virtual rally seeking full immigration status
TORONTO - A group supporting migrant workers held a virtual rally Sunday that called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately extend full immigration status for all non-permanent residents. The...
Jun 14, 2020
Liberals look at buying distressed buildings to save stock of affordable housing
soOTTAWA - A new analysis of the country's stock of affordable housing suggests the Liberals' decade-long strategy to provide more of it is starting in a deeper hole than previously thought, and may b...
Jun 14, 2020
National unemployment rate hits new record even as economy adds jobs
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports a record high unemployment rate as the economy added 289,600 jobs in May, with businesses reopening amid easing public health restrictions. The unemployment rate ros...
Jun 05, 2020
Oilpatch advocates tell MPs help needs to be faster, easier to get
OTTAWA - Representatives from Canada's oilpatch say they don't know of a single energy company that has yet benefited from any of Ottawa's COVID-19-inspired loan programs. Several company ow...
May 28, 2020
Helium processing facility to be built near Maple Creek
REGINA - North American Helium is announcing a significant investment in a processing facility located south of Maple Creek.The company is billing the project as the largest helium purification operat...
May 28, 2020
Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020
Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...
May 25, 2020
Property Tax Rebate Program will cost city of Brooks $310,000
BROOKS - Brooks city council has agreed to keep tax rates for residential and farmland properties at 2019 levels. It's part of a plan to help soften the impact of COVID 19 in the community. Commercial...
May 21, 2020