ANALYSIS: If you’re hoping to buy a house in the next couple of years, you might want to look away.
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Monthly Archives: February 2021
Fletcher Building lifts first-half profit 48%; pays dividend
Fletcher Building first-half profit jumped 48 per cent as the country’s biggest construction firm trimmed down its business to make it more profitable.
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Councillors say plans to privatize city golf courses not up to par
New roadblocks in the quest to privatize city-run golf courses have some members of city council saying it’s time to call it off.
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Attention mortgage shoppers: There’s never been a better time to lock into a long-term rate
If you’re getting a five-year fixed mortgage today, rates will likely be more than one percentage point higher by the time you renew. That’s what Canada’s bond market is now pricing in.
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Council eyes bigger tax-relief package for businesses in 2021
City council took a step toward rolling out a bigger relief package than originally planned for 2021 to shelter businesses from property tax hikes.
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Independent nation of Alberta sounds good to one in four
The independent nation of Alberta sounds good to one in four Albertans, according to a recent survey.
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Edmonton biotechnology company hopeful its COVID-19 vaccine will continue along approval process
An Edmonton biotechnology company is waiting to start the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccine approval after the federal government announced tens of millions of dollars to support vaccine production.
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New cricket facility planned for northeast Calgary
Cricket players in northeast Calgary could soon have their first batting nets in that part of the city.
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County challenges CMRB growth plan
Foothills County is expressing its dissatisfaction with a regional growth plan and looking for amendments and more public consultation before the model is adopted.
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Central Alberta’s housing market hot in 2021
Central Alberta house sales got off to a running start in 2021, soaring 54 per cent in the region — by far the best January in at least five years.
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