Alberta's economy is 'continuing to weather the storm': ATB

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A new report from ATB Financial suggests Alberta’s economy is pushing through inflation and interest rate headwinds.

, released on Wednesday, notes Alberta leads all provinces in population growth and is outpacing the national economy on job creation.

"In the 12 months preceding October 1, the province's population expanded by about 194,000 people, or 4.3 per cent," says "The bad news is, if people are going out renewing the mortgage, they're going to be entering into a much higher rate than they had when rates were at rock bottom," he said. Canada has slipped from 13th to 15th place in the annual World Happiness Report, now sitting behind countries like Costa Rica, Kuwait and Austria.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to move a motion of non-confidence in the prime minister with the aim of prompting a 'carbon tax election,' if Justin Trudeau doesn't back off the April 1 price hike.Chris Simon's family says the late NHL enforcer died by suicide.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

 

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