Coronavirus Economy

• Alberta’s unemployment rate drops to 8.7% in May

  Alberta’s unemployment rate dipped slightly last month as businesses continued to struggle through the province's third wave of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2021
  
• Alberta’s jobless rate stays steady in April amid third wave of COVID-19

  Alberta recorded a jobless rate of 9.0 per cent in April, down just a single tenth of a percentage point from the month prior.

  Economy

  May 7, 2021
  
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• Alberta’s jobless rate continued decline in March, now 9.1%

  The unemployment numbers reflect conditions the week of March 14 to 20, shortly after Alberta announced the province would be transitioning to Step 2 of its “path forward" plan.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2021
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• Alberta’s jobless rate continues dropping, dips to 9.9 per cent in February

  The Labour Force Survey reflects conditions the week of Feb. 14 to 20, shortly after Alberta eased COVID-19 health measures allowing for in-person dining.

  Economy

  Mar 12, 2021
• Alberta’s jobless rate drops to 10.7 per cent in January

  According to Statistics Canada’s January 2021 Labour Force Survey, only Newfoundland and Labrador had higher provincial unemployment numbers than Alberta last month.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2021
• Coronavirus: Research indicates women in the workforce hit hard by COVID-19

  “When we lose women as role models in jobs that are high quality, high paying and highly visible, we lose a generation of people who can take those jobs."

  Health

  Jan 18, 2021
• ‘Small businesses are struggling to stay alive’: Alberta’s jobless rate remains among highest in country

  According to Statistics Canada’s December 2020 Labour Force Survey, only Newfoundland and Labrador had higher provincial unemployment numbers than Alberta last month.

  Economy

  Jan 8, 2021
• Canada blocks Chinese Arctic gold mine takeover, citing national security

  Canada is among the countries taking a more critical eye to Chinese investment amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic ravages it has wrought.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
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• Grand Theatre ends fiscal year with $65K deficit. It could have been worse, officials say

  A prescient insurance policy adjustment made in November 2019, mere moths before the coronavirus pandemic, kept the theatre's deficit from ballooning to more than $500,000.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2020
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• Hudson’s Bay in Coquitlam shuttered, landlord says it defaulted on rent

  In a statement, the company says it is working with landlords across North America to "amicably and logically share the losses incurred during this ongoing pandemic."

  Consumer

  Nov 22, 2020