Alberta Court of Appeal rules carbon tax unconstitutional
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney urged the federal government to respect the ruling of the court, and scrap the carbon tax immediately
Alberta highest in Canada for median after-tax income
Statistics Canada says median after-tax income was $72,700 in 2018 in the province which was up from $71,900 in 2017 but still lower from 2014
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
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
Alberta retail sales positive in December hitting $6.7 billion
The retail growth in December was driven by higher sales at building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers, says Statistics Canada
Demand for flex office space accelerating
In Calgary, flex space of 783,605 square feet represented 1.1 per cent of the city’s office inventory. That was in 50 locations