Business

Province says Alberta’s India mission unlocks trade opportunities

While Prime Minister Trudeau was capturing all the headlines during lat week’s India trip, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier, along with a number of Alberta businesses and producers, met with a number of potential Indian investors, traders and government leaders during a seven-day trade mission. […]

Columns

National Column: Trudeau’s visit to India paved with good intentions

If apparel oft proclaims the man, then Polonius, who uttered those words in Hamlet, would have quite literally given our prime minister a dressing down this week. From the viewpoint of the Shakespearean character, Justin Trudeau would have broken the basic rules: his clothes were as costly as money could buy, but gaudy, too, proclaiming him unserious. […]

Local News

Morinville Sports Shorts

It was a first-place win for the MCHS Junior Boys on Saturday at their home invitational tournament. The Morinville Wolves defended home court against Archbishop Joseph MacNeil with a 53-47 win. […]

Columns

National Column: Patrick Brown lone Red Tory in PC leadership melodrama

Ontario’s bizarre Progressive Conservative melodrama has entered a new phase of absurdity.

Former leader Patrick Brown is considered too disreputable to sit in the Legislature as a Conservative. But he is apparently reputable enough to be the party’s leader again.
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Business

Alberta entrepreneurs least confident in the country, CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB) latest monthly Business Barometer survey results indicate Alberta’s small business optimism dropped 3.1 points in February to 56.3, moving the province’s national rank to the last place. Alberta trails behind the national index of 62.4 by 6.1 points. […]

Local News

Morinville RCMP Seek Identity of Two Persons in Attempted Frauds

Morinville, Alberta – Morinville RCMP are investigating two attempted frauds at the Husky and Shell gas stations in the Town of Morinville that occurred on the evening of February 13, 2018. A male and female entered the Shell and Husky gas station convenience stores and attempted to purchase a large number of lotto tickets and gift cards. […]