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Alberta pumps brakes on national childcare program

April 20, 2021 Canuck $10 a day daycare, Childcare, Consumer, Daycare, Federal government vs Alberta, Jason Kenney, National Childcare Plan, Ottawa, Politics, UCP and childcare

Less than 24 hours after Canada’s finance minister rolled out what advocates are calling a historic investment in childcare, Alberta’s

Small, medium-sized Alberta businesses could benefit from Canada Digital Adoption Program

April 20, 2021 Canuck Alberta business, Budget 2021, Canada, Consumer, economic development Lethbridge, Economy, Feberal Budget 2021, lethbridge businesses, Local businesses, medium-sized business, Mocha Cabana, Mocha Local, News, pandemic business, Politics, Small Business

Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge said the latest federal budget has lots of supports for Canadians and local businesses,

Rogers outage leaves some Canadian customers without internet, phone service

April 19, 2021 Canuck Canada, canada rogers outage, Cellular Outage, Consumer, Rogers, rogers cell, rogers cell outage, rogers cell phone, rogers cell phone outage, rogers cellular, rogers cellular outage, rogers down, Rogers Internet, rogers mobile, rogers mobile outage, rogers outage, Tech

Rogers wireless customers are reporting a massive outage Monday morning, with some people saying they are unable to make calls

University of Alberta program provides Edmonton businesses online support amid COVID-19 pandemic

April 17, 2021 Canuck Consumer, COVID-19, Economy, Edmonton business, Edmonton business COVID-19, Edmonton business online, Edmonton Businesses, Making Edmonton Digital, News, U Of A, University of Alberta

A program that started last year in Edmonton has helped hundreds of businesses build their online presence. The Making Edmonton

Lawsuit claims Calgary restaurant’s negligence of COVID-19 protocols led to outbreak

April 16, 2021 Canuck Alberta Coronavirus, alberta covid-19 outbreaks, Consumer, Coronavirus Calgary, COVID, COVID-19 Calgary, COVID-19 Calgary restaurant, COVID-19 Calgary restaurant lawsuit, Health, Investigations, Joey Eau Claire COVID-19 lawsuit, Joey Eau Claire COVID-19 outbreak, Joey Eau Claire lawsuit, News

Roughly a dozen cases of COVID-19 linked to a Calgary restaurant have led to a lawsuit against the establishment’s parent

Pinot in the park: City of Edmonton open drinking pilot program one step closer to reality

April 15, 2021 Canuck AGLC, alberta liquor gaming and cannabis, Alberta Parks, Canada, City of Edmonton, Consumer, Edmonton alcohol in parks, Edmonton city council, Edmonton drinking in parks, Edmonton parks, Edmonton restaurants, Edmonton River Valley, Hawrelak park, News, North Saskatchewan River Valley, Public drinking

Open drinking may officially be allowed at some river valley parks in Edmonton this summer, if a suggested city pilot

City of Edmonton looks to add carbon accounting to budget decisions

April 12, 2021 Canuck Carbon accounting, Carbon budget, City Hall, Climate Change, Community Energy Transition Strategy, Consumer, Edmonton city council, edmonton climate, Edmonton Environment, Energy Transition Strategy, Environment, Green Energy, Politics, Science, solar

At Edmonton city hall on Monday, the executive committee heard from 20 speakers, each of whom was overwhelmingly in support

Travellers can avoid paying for Canada’s hotel quarantine

April 12, 2021 Canuck Airport quarantine, Canada Coronavirus, Canada quarantine, Consumer, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Cases, COVID, COVID-19, covid-19 canada, covid-19 news, Health, hotel quarantine, quarantine hotels, Quarantine hotels Toronto

Travellers entering Canada by air can avoid paying more than $1,000 each for a mandatory quarantine because the federal government

PetSmart Canada stops selling fish, cites federal oversight and invasive species

April 12, 2021 Canuck aquarium fish, BC Conservation, Canada, Consumer, Environment, Federal Government, Fish, Fisheries and Oceans, Invasive Species, Kelowna, moss balls, News, Pet Store, PetSmart, purple seahorse, Quagga Mussels, sales stopped, Zebra Mussels

PetSmart confirms they have stopped selling aquarium fish at most of their Canadian stores, in the interim, over concerns due

Red hot Durham housing market seeing big gains

April 12, 2021 Canuck Ajax, Canada, Consumer, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Durham, Durham Housing Market, Durham News, Durham real estate, durham region, Economy, Features, GTA, Lifestyle, Oshawa, Pickering, Properly, Real Estate, Whitby

It’s no secret Durham’s housing market has been heating up but now, a recent report suggests home values have soared

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