CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. says Brookfield Renewable Partners and its institutional partners have signed a $750-million deal to invest in the company’s hydro assets.
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Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta job vacancies rise: StatsCan
The number of job vacancies in Alberta increased by 3,800, or 7.3 per cent, from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, according to Statistics Canada.
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EDITORIAL: The Alberta election matters nationally
For weeks, Canada’s political circles have been transfixed by the LavScam scandal engulfing the federal Liberals.
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Voters will see new Alberta political parties on ballot for 1st time
When Alberta voters mark their ballots for the April 16 provincial election, many will see the names of political parties brand new to them.
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Altus Group predicts increase in new home starts in Alberta in 2019 and 2020
The latest Altus Group Housing Report forecasts Canada-wide new housing starts to decline in 2019 compared to 2018.
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HICKS ON BIZ: Which way will you vote?
As we finally head to the polls on April 16 for Alberta’s 30th provincial election, most commentators have written off Rachel Notley and her New Democratic (ND) party — the “accidental government” as they are oft derided, propelled into power only because of the collapse of the 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty in 2015.
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Alberta inflation rate outpaces national average
The annual inflation rate in Alberta rose higher in February than the national average, according to Statistics Canada.
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Is the West fed up with Canada? What a new survey shows about the federation’s growing fault lines
Western Canada is experiencing a rising tide of resentment toward the rest of the country amidst political battles over pipelines, emissions and equalization payments, with a majority in Alberta and Saskatchewan now saying they get so little out of Confederation that they might as well leave.
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Retail sales off to a weaker start in Alberta in 2019
Retail sales in Alberta fell in January to $6.7 billion, reported Statistics Canada on Friday.
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Prairie farmers in limbo with China halting canola purchases, says Alberta farming chair
Prairie farmers are in a bind since Chinese importers announced today they will no longer buy canola seed from Canada, John Guelly, the chair of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, told CBC’s Radio Active on Friday.
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