Alberta puts out urgent call for aid for energy sector
Predatory dumping of oil by unfriendly dictatorships seeking to drive the North American energy producers out of business
Business
Calfrac reducing North American workforce by 40%
A result of the rapid and unforeseen deterioration in business conditions resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic and the oil price war among OPEC
Alberta closing down certain businesses
“This was a difficult decision to make, but we must do everything we can to protect the safety of Albertans and limit the spread of COVID-19.”
75% wage subsidy coming for Canadian small business
A special emergency business account is being introduced that provides a $40,000 guaranteed-loan for small business, said the federal government
ASC warning investors of latest potential scam
Potentially fraudulent ads by companies offering opportunities to work from home as traders in the financial markets during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bank of Canada lowers interest rate target
The federal institution announced Friday it has lowered its target for the overnight rate by 50 basis points to 0.25 per cent
Alberta unemployment rate to balloon to 9.5% this year
TD Economics report says Alberta economy will contract by 5.5 per cent due to the coronavirus outbreak and collapsing oil prices
January weekly earnings highest in Alberta
Earnings rose to $1,189.72 in the province, up 1.5 per cent from December and an increase of 2.8 per cent year-over-year, says StatsCan
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