EDMONTON, AB, Sep 20, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The words “Foreign Takeover” usually elicit an image of an enormous state owned enterprise like PetroChina, or a multinational like BHP, buying up Canada’s “strategic assets.”
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CALGARY, AB, Aug 31, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Some good economic news is the right way to head into the last long weekend of the summer. And fortunately, that good news is coming from the latest survey of business sentiment in Alberta.
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CALGARY, AB, Jun 22, 2013/ Troy Media/ – After a short break in March, Albertans were out in full force in April, ringing up enough sales at the cash register to match the recently-set record high. Strong job growth, rising incomes and robust consumer confidence have left Alberta shoppers willing to shell out the bucks.
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CALGARY, AB, Jun 15, 2013/ Troy Media/ – According to the latest figures from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, builders started construction on 41,438 new homes in our province in May. That’s the highest this year and the first time since early 2008 that the figure has risen above the 40,000 mark.
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CALGARY, AB, Apr. 13, 2013/ Troy Media/ – While observers of Alberta’s economy have been captivated by the widening (and now narrowing) price differential of crude oil, the price for that other hydrocarbon has been quietly staging a comeback.
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CALGARY, AB, Mar. 30, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The little yellow chick is an icon of the season even though it’s often in the shadow of the brasher, brawnier Easter Bunny. And while there will be lots of candy chicks devoured this weekend, the number of real, live chicks is holding steady in Alberta.
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CALGARY, AB, Mar. 16, 2013/ Troy Media/ – One of the most expensive items anyone will ever purchase is their home. Compared to the prices for other goods and services Albertans purchase, new home prices have more than kept pace. But it’s worth taking a look back at price trends over the past 20 years to spot a surprising pattern.
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VICTORIA, BC, Feb. 22, 2013/ Troy Media/ – While Mark Carney is very capable and impressive, Britain has no lack of financial experts meeting that description. What differentiates him, and what drove the British government’s determination to recruit him, is that he presided over the central bank of the economy that weathered the financial crisis better than other developed countries.
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CALGARY, AB, Feb. 16, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The value of Alberta’s manufacturing shipments slid in December to $5.77 billion – a decrease of 4.5 per cent from the previous month (seasonally adjusted). After having levelled off in early 2012, manufacturing in the province eased lower in the final three months of the year.
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CALGARY, AB, Feb. 9, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The passing of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed provided an occasion to remember not just his fierce defense of Alberta against the predatory policies of then prime minister Pierre Trudeau, but the substance of that defense: strong provincial rights based on the constitutional principle of equality of the provinces.
Equality of the provinces may not sound like a big deal today. But in the 1970s, it was.
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