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Wheaton Chevrolet of Red Deer named one of Canada’s top GM dealerships

Wheaton Chevrolet of Red Deer named one of Canada’s top GM dealerships

A Red Deer dealership has received the General Motors President’s Club trophy.
Red Deer Open Houses for the week of Sept. 14-20

Red Deer Open Houses for the week of Sept. 14-20

Plan your open house viewings with the attached map of listings in the Central Alberta area.
Toys”R”Us Canada marks Geoffrey the Giraffe’s birthday with contests and in-store events

Toys”R”Us Canada marks Geoffrey the Giraffe’s birthday with contests and in-store events

Toys ”R” Us wants to prolong the joys of summer and fight any back-to-school blues by celebrating Geoffrey the Giraffe’s birthday.
Chevron vaults into new league on $33B Anadarko acquisition

Chevron vaults into new league on $33B Anadarko acquisition

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron will buy Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion in a cash-and-stock, energizing its deep water exploration in the gulf and in the energy-rich southwest region of Texas called the Permian Basin.
UPDATED: Amber Alert cancelled, boy found in Calgary

UPDATED: Amber Alert cancelled, boy found in Calgary

Police said he was taken by his mother
Tariffs could jeopardize new NAFTA deal in Parliament, Garneau warns

Tariffs could jeopardize new NAFTA deal in Parliament, Garneau warns

WASHINGTON — Parliament will struggle to ratify the new North American trade deal if U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum exports aren’t lifted soon, Canada’s transport minister warned Sunday during a high-profile gathering of American state lawmakers.
US regulators subpoenaed Tesla production data, company says

US regulators subpoenaed Tesla production data, company says

DETROIT — U.S. securities investigators have subpoenaed information from Tesla about production forecasts for the Model 3 electric car that were made last year, the company acknowledged in a regulatory filing Friday.
Labour growth flat, but jobless rate dips to 5.8% as fewer search for work

Labour growth flat, but jobless rate dips to 5.8% as fewer search for work

OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate edged back down to its four-decade low of 5.8 per cent last month as job growth was essentially flat and fewer people searched for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.
MEG Energy CEO says Husky can ‘pay a lot more’ in its hostile takeover offer

MEG Energy CEO says Husky can ‘pay a lot more’ in its hostile takeover offer

CALGARY — The CEO of MEG Energy Corp. says shareholders should continue to ignore a hostile takeover bid by Husky Energy Inc. because “by their own admission, Husky can afford to pay a lot more.”
US construction spending flat in September

US construction spending flat in September

WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects was essentially unchanged in September. It is the weakest showing since June, as an increase in home construction was offset by a slide in spending on government projects.