Category Archives: Business

Alberta's exports could be a mixed bag in 2025 with potential U.S. tariffs on the horizon
New data presented by ATB Financial highlights the importance of exports from Alberta to the U.S. but also a grim reminder of what could be ahead for exporters in the province when president-elect Don...
Jan 07, 2025

Alberta forming working group with Enbridge to increase oil production
The Government of Alberta has signed a letter of intent with Enbridge, which will form a working group with the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission (APMC). The group is expected evaluate future egr...
Jan 06, 2025

Workers' Compensation Board releases 2023 annual report
The Government of Alberta is pleased to share that in 2023, the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) issued wage-loss benefits to 83 per cent of reported injured workers within 14 days of claim registrat...
Dec 18, 2024

Oil begins moving on Canada’s $34B Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Smith calls it ‘monumental’
Canada's energy sector as well as the country's main oil-producing province celebrated Wednesday as the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially came online.Crown corporat...
May 01, 2024

West Fraser reports first quarter profit, sale of two mills
The company that owns the oriented strand board plant south of Grande Prairie is reporting a first quarter profit.West Fraser says that it had earnings of $35 million in the first three months of this...
Apr 24, 2024

Energy companies say they are ready for wildfire season
CALGARY - Canadian energy producers say they are prepared and ready for what could be another spring and summer of drought and wildfires in Western Canada. Last year's hot, dry weather conditions saw ...
Apr 09, 2024

NWP Student Business Conference set for Tuesday
Northwestern Polytechnic is hosting its 2024 Student Business Conference next Tuesday, March 19, at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre.NWP says this is a chance for students to learn from ...
Mar 15, 2024

Canfor reports operating loss in 2023
Canfor says in a news release that 2023 was "a challenging year" for the company.The owner of a sawmill in Grande Prairie is reporting an operating loss of $532 million for the year and $191 million f...
Mar 07, 2024

Agribusiness gathering at the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show
The 38th Foster's Peace Country Classic Agri-Show gets going today (Thursday, March 7) at Evergreen Park.Show president Jason Anderson outlines some of the traditional things that are back this year."...
Mar 07, 2024

$43M in energy industry taxes went unpaid last year says RMA
Some energy companies are still failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes, says a survey released this week by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta.Oil and gas producers missed $43 million dollars in...
Feb 28, 2024