Category: Business/Finance

  • Fraud Hits One in Five Small Businesses

    Fraud Hits One in Five Small Businesses

      CFIB helps businesses protect themselves during Fraud Prevention Month Toronto – Fraudsters have scammed 20 per cent of Canadian small businesses in the past year. This alarming finding is contained in a first-of-its-kind report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The full report will be released on March 17. March is Fraud Prevention…

  • Provincial Inspectors on Tour to Improve Workplace Safety

    Provincial Inspectors on Tour to Improve Workplace Safety

      Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers are inspecting stand-alone convenience stores and combined convenience store/gas station operations. Officers are talking to employers and workers about current OHS and Employment Standards legislation related to issues such as working alone, workplace violence, paycheque deductions and employing young workers. “Health and safety on the job is paramount.…

  • Timing Couldn’t be Worse for Alberta Carbon Tax

      AB small businesses want appropriate environmental safeguards but 82% reject poorly-timed policy; 4 out of 5 say it will impose higher costs Calgary, March, 2016 – New survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show the overwhelming majority of Alberta small business owners oppose the province’s carbon tax plan.  The news…

  • Housing Sales Slower than Typical February 

    Housing Sales Slower than Typical February 

    Monthly prices decline for fifth consecutive month      Click here to view the full monthly stats package. Calgary – February sales totaled 1,127 units in Calgary, a 6.63 per cent drop over last year and 37 per cent lower than long-term averages for the month. City wide unadjusted benchmark prices totaled $445,000 in February, a 0.63 per…

  • Government announces go-forward plan for emerging ride-for-hire services in Alberta

    Government announces go-forward plan for emerging ride-for-hire services in Alberta

      Transportation Minister Brian Mason has announced a plan that will establish a reasonable framework for ride-for-hire companies. Actions undertaken by Alberta Transportation will address safety concerns for passengers and drivers, and ensure a level regulatory playing field in areas of provincial jurisdiction between emerging ride-for-hire services and traditional taxis. “Our plan ensures customers who…

  • Clause Attempts to Discourage Bill 6 Stakeholders: Strankman

    DRUMHELLER, AB: Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier needs to explain why the NDP government has given itself the ability to kick farmers and ranchers off the Bill 6 consultation panels for missing a single meeting, the Wildrose Official Opposition said Monday. The nomination form for the next Bill 6 Technical Working Group includes an ominous warning to…

  • McKesson Corporation to Acquire Rexall

    McKesson Corporation to Acquire Rexall

    Message from CEO of Rexall Health on Acquisition Today, it was announced that McKesson Corporation has agreed to acquire Rexall Health. For you, our customers and patients, it is business as usual. Your local Rexall will still have all of the products and brands you trust and rely on. You will be able to come…

  • Royalty Report Sets Stage to Review Alberta’s Competitiveness: CAPP

    Royalty Report Sets Stage to Review Alberta’s Competitiveness: CAPP

      The Alberta royalty review has led to a balanced report that sets the stage for more work between industry and government to ensure Alberta’s oil and gas sector is competitive in North America to attract investment and create more jobs and value for Albertans, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) said (January 29th).…

  • M.D. of Foothills not Immune to Market Conditions: Mayor

    M.D. of Foothills not Immune to Market Conditions: Mayor

    CREB®Now sits down with M.D. of Foothills Mayor Larry Spilak Situated south of Calgary, the Municipal District of Foothills is changing. Communities such as Okotoks, High River, Black Diamond and Turner Valley are growing, while areas in-between are seeing its demographics evolve. CREB®Now recently sat down with M.D. Mayor Larry Spilak to get his two cents on…

  • The Liberal Government is Losing Control of the Natural Resources File

    The Liberal Government is Losing Control of the Natural Resources File

    High River, AB – Official Opposition Deputy Critic for Workforce, Employment and Labour and Member of Parliament for Foothills, John Barlow, today expressed his disappointment with the Quebec government’s decision to file an injunction against TransCanada and the Energy East Pipeline. The provincial government is trying to force TransCanada to submit an appliction for the project…

  • Small Planet Airlines: Revenues up 27%, Profits more than double

    Small Planet Airlines: Revenues up 27%, Profits more than double

      Small Planet Group has announced financial results for the year 2015. The company carried 1.8 million passengers – 40% more than in the previous year – and saw its revenues grow 27%. Meanwhile full year profit for a second year in a row grew double. Profits now are being reinvested into cabin interior and other growth…

  • Commodity Slump Weighing on Canadian and Global Economies

    Widespread commodity price declines will depress the national economy through this year and probably into 2017 By Jock Finlayson, Columnist, Troy Media VANCOUVER, B.C./ Troy Media/ – The ongoing decline in commodity prices has hit Canada’s economy hard, depressing incomes, and triggering layoffs and capital spending cuts. The U.S.-dollar prices of most internationally traded commodity products have slipped, hammering hundreds…

  • WestJet Marks 20 Years of High-Care, Low-Fare Flying

    WestJet Marks 20 Years of High-Care, Low-Fare Flying

    CALGARY, Feb. 29, 2016 /CNW/ – Twenty years ago, WestJet launched its first flight and began liberating Canadian travellers from the high cost of air travel. Today, the airline celebrates two decades of success with a new Canadian-inspired logo, a birthday seat sale and more. “In just 20 years, WestJet has established itself as a great…

  • Employers Encouraged to STEP up as Leap Day Deadline Approaches

    Employers Encouraged to STEP up as Leap Day Deadline Approaches

    Employers are encouraged to apply for Alberta’s Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) before February 29. STEP will benefit high school and post-secondary students seeking work experience and will support Alberta employers. “We’re excited to bring STEP back this summer and pleased to see employers across our province seizing the opportunity the program provides. I encourage…

  • Private for-Hire Vehicles will Operate in Calgary

    Private for-Hire Vehicles will Operate in Calgary

    Calgary – Today City Council approved bylaw amendments that allow Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, to operate in Calgary. The amended bylaw creates the foundation for a robust network that supports transportation options for Calgarians. It also allows established taxi and limousine providers to negotiate and charge fares through a smartphone…