Skip to content
×
WINNERS: Best of Town&Country
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
#JasperStrong
Local News
Local Sports
Athabasca News
Barrhead News
Westlock News
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
National News
National Sports
Beyond Local
Opinion
National Business
Local Business
Climate
National Entertainment
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Road Report
Lowest Gas Prices
Adopt a Pet
Athabasca Advocate Digital Edition
Barrhead Leader Digital Edition
Westlock News Digital Edition
Dear Abby
Horoscopes
Best of Town&Country Readers' Choice Awards
Cool Winter Guide
PLAY: The Great Alberta Hockey Pool
38th Annual Breeders Directory
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Events
View Events
- Submit an Event
- Advertise in Calendar
Discover
Shop Local: Business Directory
Pets
Restaurants
Classifieds: All Listings
- Post an Ad
- My Ads
- My Account
Auctions
Garage Sales
Special Occasions
Auctions
Eats
All Restaurants
Barbecue
Breakfast
Delivery
Diner
Greek
Lunch
Sandwiches & Soup
Seafood
Steakhouse
Sushi
Jobs
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign Up for our FREE Newsletters
Sign up for notifications
Advertising
Great West Digital Agency
Make Us Your Home Page
Athabasca Advocate on X
Athabasca Advocate on Threads
Athabasca Advocate on LinkedIN
Barrhead Leader on X
Westlock News on X
TownandCountryTODAY on Threads
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
National Business
National Business
Air Transat scraps free carry-on bag on low-fare tickets
MONTREAL — Air Transat says it will no longer allow carry-on bags for its low-fare customers on most flights in the latest example of discount carrier tactics entering the mainstream.
Feb 9, 2025 12:08 PM
Read more >
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Trade and tariffs Trade and tariffs are expected to continue dominating the headlines in Ottawa and on Bay Street this week.
Feb 9, 2025 8:00 AM
Read more >
Manitobans polled on electricity rate hike, different rates during the day
WINNIPEG — While the Manitoba government has promised to keep electricity rates low, the province's energy Crown corporation is asking people for their thoughts on a rate hike for electricity and changes that could see different rates applied at diff
Feb 9, 2025 6:00 AM
Read more >
Long-sought push to diversify trade partners gathers momentum under threat of tariffs
TORONTO — Finding a new partner is never easy, but the threat of U.S. tariffs has brought the need to diversify Canada's trade relationships into the spotlight like never before. Not that leaders haven’t been pushing on this for years.
Feb 9, 2025 4:00 AM
Read more >
Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley launch strike in labour dispute
VANCOUVER — Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley have launched strike action, shutting down services in the area after talks with their employer broke down.
Feb 8, 2025 3:23 PM
Read more >
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
Feb 8, 2025 12:36 PM
Read more >
From Trump to Taylor: Six Super Bowl storylines Canadian marketers will be watching
When Canadians tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday, there will be plenty of action on and off the field that marketers will have their eye on. This year's face-off between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles comes as U.S.
Feb 8, 2025 4:00 AM
Read more >
Aliens, sloths and silliness: Super Bowl ads offer laughs, celebs and surprises to win over viewers
NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Levy's trademark eyebrows fly off for Little Caesars. A tongue dances to Shania Twain to promote Nestle's Coffee Mate Cold Foam. And Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite at Katz's Deli in an ad for Hellmann's.
Feb 7, 2025 7:32 PM
Read more >
US employers added 143,000 jobs in unspectacular January hiring and jobless rate fell to 4%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market.
Feb 7, 2025 6:29 PM
Read more >
Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has paused imposing tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China , apparently to give federal agencies time to sort out how to process millions of such shipments that have come through the U.S.
Feb 7, 2025 4:13 PM
Read more >
1
2
3
4
5
6
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe