Alberta’s 12-month small business outlook increased four points to an index of 64.3 in August on the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer, which was released on Thursday.
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Monthly Archives: August 2020
Low energy prices, COVID crisis leave Alberta with $24.2B deficit
Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update says the double blow of collapsing oil prices and the COVID-19 crisis have pushed the province into a historic deficit of $24.2 billion.
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Number of employees in Alberta tumbles from last year
Data released Thursday by Statistics Canada indicates the number of employees in Alberta has fallen by close to 350,000 from a year ago.
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Multimillion-dollar real estate purchase shows confidence in Edmonton: analyst
A multimillion-dollar Edmonton property purchase is an indication investors are confident in the city’s ability to bounce back from the economic strain brought on by COVID-19, says one analyst.
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Coronavirus found in toilet of vacant apartment suggests virus might be wafting through pipes
The discovery of coronavirus in the bathroom of an unoccupied apartment in Guangzhou, China, suggests the airborne pathogen may have wafted upwards through drain pipes, an echo of a large SARS outbreak in Hong Kong 17 years ago.
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24-tonne lift means Cancarb expansion nearly complete
One of the last and largest puzzle pieces of the year-long expansion of Cancarb in Medicine Hat was lifted into place Wednesday – all 24 tonnes of it.
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Landlords face two years without rent under extended evictions ban: NRLA
The Government’s plans to extend the evictions ban could leave private landlords without any rent for up to two years, the National Residential Landlords Association has warned.
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SafeDeposits Scotland unveils new rent arrears resolution service
SafeDeposits Scotland has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Record of paying rent should be considered on Mortgage applications, report says
Records of paying rent should be considered as part of mortgage applications, a new report states.
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Property ‘gift’ to step-daughter has unhappy end for Lower Hutt pensioner
A pensioner’s attempt to help a cash-strapped step-daughter has not turned out the way he says he planned it.
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