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BC economic snapshot for April 8, 2011

VANCOUVER, BC, April 9, 2011/ Troy Media/ - Yesterday's labour market release reinforced recent trends of a lull in economic activity and a weak pace of hiring in B.C .…

Canada needs an energy strategy and it needs it now

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 9, 2011/ Troy Media/ - Eight common themes run throughout the debate on energy and environmental issues in Canada . . .…

Alberta economic snapshot for April 8, 2011

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 8, 2011/ Troy Media/ - In March, Alberta's economy shed 3,200 jobs but enough to put an end to the short-lived two-month trend of increases . .…

Alberta building permits soar, for now

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 7, 2011/ Troy Media/ - The value of Alberta building permits soared in February 2011, thanks entirely to a surge in non-residential construction intentions . . .…

Natural gas prices in doldrums . . . for now

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 6, 2011/ Troy Media/ - The demand side of the natural gas equation is attracting more interest, with gas rivalling coal on cost . . .…

Business optimism in Canada holding up

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 5, 2011/ Troy Media/ - Canadian businesses are somewhat less optimistic in their forward-looking expectations, but are still above neutral . . .…

Calgary housing market holding its own

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 4, 2011/ Troy Media/ - The total number of sales in March rose to 2,347, the highest monthly total in nearly a year . . .…

Parsing Canada’s research tax credit boondoggle

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 3, 2011/ Troy Media/ - SAGD is one example of the energy sector's innovation. But because it took time to develop, oil companies are not elegible for…