Macdonald Bridge delays opening after The Big Lift installation stalls – Halifax
HALIFAX – Drivers were stuck in traffic that snaked along the approaches to the Macdonald and MacKay bridges this morning, after the Macdonald Bridge was delayed in opening by hours. The Macdonald Bridge was reopened to traffic around 10 a.m. on Monday morning, nearly five hours behind its scheduled time of 5:30 a.m, just in…
ATB Financial says Alberta to see recession this year
CALGARY – ATB Financial is forecasting that Alberta’s economy will contract in 2015 — a more pessimistic view than in early July when the regional financial services group said the province would likely avoid a recession this year. “After five consecutive years of exceptionally strong growth, it now appears certain that Alberta’s economy will contract…