Top financial concerns are the rising cost of goods, the low Canadian dollar , low wages and household debt, according to CIBC survey
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Alberta’s small business confidence lowest in Canada
The CFIB barometer of business confidence in the province dropped by 6.4 points to 38.3, the lowest in the country
Coastal GasLink pipeline sale gives TC the cash to build it
TC Energy announced it will sell 65 per cent of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project to private equity firm KKR and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
Video: Recent court ruling limits Airbnbs in condos
Erin Berney, a lawyer with Field Law, discusses implications of the recent ruling for condo boards and owners
October retail sales in Alberta end two-year slide
An increase of 0.4 per cent came after retail sales in the province had fallen below levels last reported in August 2017
Wholesale sales in Alberta dip slightly in October
There were sales of $6.8 billion in the province — down 0.4 per cent from September but up 1.5 per cent from October 2018
Average wages in Alberta still highest in the country
Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees was $1,185.83 in October, 3.8 per cent higher than a year ago
Alberta’s inflation rate below Canadian average
The traveller accommodation index trended downward in November, falling 4.2 per cent year over year, according to Statistics Canada
Cold, wet weather stings Prairies’ honey production
Fell by 35 per cent in Alberta, 1.9 per cent in Manitoba and by 1.4 per cent in Saskatchewan
Manufacturing sales leads strong month for Alberta
Manufacturing sales in Alberta increased 1.6 per cent to $6.3 billion in October, as a result of higher sales in the food and chemical industries