The city will close a portion of 100 Avenue on the east side to parking come December.
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Canada’s Economic Growth to Be Tempered by Weakness in Business Investment and Exports
OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2016 /CNW/ – Weakness in export growth and lack of business investment will contribute to a weaker outlook for Canada’s economy in 2016. The Conference Board of Canada expects the Canadian economy to grow by just 1.3 per cent in 2016 before accelerating to 2 per cent next year.
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Cenovus, Suncor differ on how to spend billions sitting on their balance sheets
CALGARY — Two of Canada’s richest oilsands companies presented very different spending outlooks Thursday, with Cenovus Energy indicating it is looking farther afield to add refining capacity and Suncor Energy dousing speculation it is planning a buying spree.
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Data confirms what everyone in Miami already knows: Rent is too high
Are you in the market for a one-bedroom apartment in Miami?
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Agriculture facility planned
A brand new multi-purpose agriculture facility is in the near future for Strathcona County.
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Manufacturing: The year 2015 in review
In 2015, Canadian manufacturing sales fell 1.5% to $609.5 billion, ending five consecutive years of growth. Sales declined in 9 of 21 industries, after decreasing in 3 of 21 industries in 2014. Constant dollar sales were down 0.9% to $550.8 billion, as a result of lower volumes of goods sold. According to the Industrial Product Price Index, the average price of manufactured goods decreased 0.9% in 2015.
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Ugly! “Failure Almost Guaranteed” Regardless Of Who Wins The Election
The word of the day is “ugly”. That’s how Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank CIO and chief economist describes the US presidential campaign, broken social contracts, public debt, and productivity.
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Doors finally open on first major new downtown Edmonton hotel
The first major new downtown Edmonton hotel in a generation finally welcomed its inaugural guests Thursday, a couple of years later than expected.
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Homeownership crawls back up from 50-year low
After falling to the lowest level in 50 years, the U.S. homeownership rate bounced up slightly in the third quarter of this year.
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Putin Warns “US Has Pushed Russia Back Into Nuclear Arms Race”
Having unveiled the first images of its new nuclear missile capable of reaching US soil, Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning today that Washington’s actions are “pushing Russian into a nuclear arms race,” forcing Russia “to develop its nuclear attack systems.”
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