Decline in Alberta investment for building construction
Residential construction investment in Alberta fell 15.3% year-over-year to $11.7 billion while investment in non-residential declined 4.3% to $8.9 billion
Wholesale sales in Alberta drop in December
Statistics Canada reported Monday that the wholesale sector was down 2.6 per cent in the province year-over-year to $6.6 billion
Teck cancels $20.6 billion oil sands Frontier Project
Oil sands project would have created thousands of jobs in northeastern Alberta and added billions of dollars in revenue for governments
Ireland on the cusp of political upheaval
Chile is no longer a beacon of stability
The right legal business structure can save you money and time
Conquer yourself to get ahead
Rail blockades to cut down Canadian GDP growth
RBC Economics report suggests Canadian GDP growth could be cut 0.2 percentage points due to rail disruptions that are currently taking place
Alberta sees big decline in bar sales in 2019
Alberta posted the largest decrease in drinking places and bar sales in 2019 at 9.4 per cent, says Statistics Canada. But special food services rise
Record year in 2019 for Canadian tourism industry
Canada received a record 22.1 million international tourists from abroad in 2019, surpassing the previous year’s record of 21.1 million
Pipeline politics or industry insensitivity?
The initial Mackenzie Valley Pipeline site selection process demonstrated how industry can be utterly insensitive to impacted communities
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Technology lets energy companies shed office space
Implementing a mobility strategy means employees are no longer tethered to a desktop computer and a phone
New technologies make payroll easy for small businesses
New payroll apps are affordable for small-to-mid-size businesses and remove the risk of errors
Entrepreneur goes from the oilpatch to health startup
Lisa Krzyzewski worked in the oil industry for years, but after suffering eight years of chronic pain, she founded Aeon Future Health
Canadian companies lag in digital transformation
73 per cent of Canadian industrial companies expect to invest less than five per cent of their annual revenue on digital technology
Too many fault lines in digital voting process
The shambles of the Iowa caucuses reconfirms that electronic voting is still a long way off
Calgary technology company moving into TELUS Sky
The skyscraper has 440,000 square feet of office space, which is 60 per cent leased and main anchor tenant is TELUS
A-to-Z strategies for building collaboration
It takes ongoing teamwork to produce innovative, cost effective and targeted products and services
CFIB urging immediate resumption of rail service
“Canada’s reputation as a dependable place to do business is at stake if a speedy resolution is not reached,” says CFIB letter to the Prime MIinister
Trade show tricks, tips … and traps
You need a clear marketing strategy, prepared staff, the correct giveaways, quick follow-up on leads and plenty of energy
Your passport to trouble-free travel
As you count down the days and dream of faraway lands, here are five ways your passport could derail your vacation and what to do about it
Fast and mesmerizing or slow and memorized
Sayonara Wild Hearts is the best Apple Arcade game I’ve played so far. And Tales of Memo isn’t bad either
A Bed and Breakfast by any other name
Driving or walking around in a non-English speaking country? Here’s our guide to finding a Bed and Breakfast
How to move on from hurt feelings and bad situations
You have every right to choose a new path, but make sure you’re not overreacting based on your own insecurity or a misinterpretation of the situation
How to become a more confident you
And why it is important
Success strategies for working through chronic stress
In the workplace, the pressure to make good decisions and produce good results has never been more intense
Acura RDX interface just alienates driver
Honda hasn’t lost the ability to build nice driveability. Ignore the shifter and interface and the 2020 RDX is still reasonably pleasant to drive
Is the transportation world segueing to Segways?
While authorities quibble over the pros and cons of personal transportation devices, plenty of manufacturers are churning out cheap options
All-wheel-drive Altima makes the all-sedan team
Getting an all-wheel-drive system standard on a mainstream four-door sedan is huge and definitely gives the 2020 Altima a step up
Monarch butterflies here today, gone tomorrow
Surprisingly, plenty of insects migrate. Just like birds, they seek to escape the cold, and find food and places where competition is lessened
Politically-correct euphemisms obscure the truth
Terms such as physician assisted dying or assisted suicide make lies sound truthful and murder respectable
Canada’s dairy sector faces uncertain future
The dairy industry is slowly being trampled by a wave of consumers who see it as only one of many options, for a variety of reasons