Tag Archives: Business & Economy
One year later most oil-and-gas bailout money has moved, federal government says
OTTAWA - Canada's $1.6-billion bailout package for Alberta's battered oil industry is well underway but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what. Almost $1 billion of ...
Nov 15, 2019
North American trade pact could be passed before year's end, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON - The most powerful Democrat in the United States Congress says she believes members of Congress could vote on the new North American free-trade agreement before the end of the ye...
Nov 14, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Are the 2015 and 2020 PAC plans really ‘totally different’?
'THIS ONE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.'You've probably heard that line more than once from proponents of the new performing arts centre proposal, and you'll most certainly hear it again, many times.Those who...
Nov 09, 2019 Artists renderings of 2020 (top) and 2015 (bottom) PAC proposals
Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the government is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give producers incentive to drill more conventional wells. Sonya Savage says, star...
Nov 08, 2019
Celebrating milestones and fresh starts within the Kamloops craft brewing scene
KAMLOOPS - It will be a lively weekend for the Kamloops craft beer scene, with Red Collar Brewing celebrating its five-year anniversary. "It's been kind of crazy," says Lara Beardsell, a member of Red...
Nov 01, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
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)
SOUND OFF: BC Liberals show big support for small business
This month is Small Business Month in British Columbia. It is a time to reflect on the hard work, bravery, tenacity and impact of small business owners across British Columbia and their important role...
Oct 27, 2019 (Image Credit: File photo courtesy Dreamstime.com)
Liberals: TMX pipeline could fund $500 million a year in clean energy projects
OTTAWA - The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on cleaner sources of energy and projects that...
Oct 24, 2019
Oilsands carbon liability at centre of closely watched New York fraud lawsuit
Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a closely watched court battle in New York today. The state's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of misrepresenting the risks the operations face as gover...
Oct 23, 2019
Quebec ticket claims Friday night's $32 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - This has been a lucrative weekend for someone in Quebec.A single ticket sold in the province claimed the $32 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.The jackpot for the next draw on...
Oct 19, 2019 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
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