Rural Alberta Emergency Rooms Keep Losing Overnight Physician Coverage
Alberta Health Services lists six overnight physician gaps at Hinton Healthcare Centre and two at Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital between August 24 and 31.
The Small Alberta Town That Built A UFO Landing Pad
St. Paul, Alberta poured 130 tonnes of concrete into the world's first UFO landing pad for Canada's 1967 centennial, opened by the defence minister himself.
Ottawa’s $51.2 Million Loan Builds 199 Mill Woods Rentals
A repayable $51.2 million federal loan funds 199 rental units in Mill Woods, Edmonton, about $257,000 per apartment, with occupancy expected in late 2027.
Ottawa’s Counter Tariffs Land On Everything A House Is Made Of
Counter tariffs on steel, lumber, wire and tools are scheduled for September 8 in a $27.6 billion package, per CHBA. Alberta home buyers carry the cost.
A Calgary Documentary Heads To Its Hometown Film Festival
Legacy of a Butterfly, directed by Monique Barrie for Calgary's LHI Productions, is an official selection at the Calgary International Film Festival 2026.
A Calgary Filmmaker Lands Nine AMPIA Rosie Nominations
Monique Barrie's LHI Productions has nine 2026 AMPIA Rosie Award nominations across two Calgary documentaries, three years after she founded the company.
Alberta’s Harvest Is Splitting In Half This Year
Alberta's crop report for the week ending August 18 rates 59% of major crops good to excellent, but the south sits at 79% while the north lags well behind.
How A Tiny Prairie Town’s Gopher Museum Went Global
Torrington, Alberta lost its railway and grain elevators, then opened the Gopher Hole Museum in 1996 and started drawing visitors from around the world.
Alberta’s Routine Oil Sands Shutdown Is Rattling U.S. Refiners
Planned Alberta oil sands maintenance takes roughly 300,000 barrels a day offline next month, and thin storage at the Hardisty hub is unsettling refiners.
Ottawa’s $27.6 Billion Tariff Fight Reaches Your Cart
Canada's counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion of American imports take effect September 8 at 15%, 25% and 50%, hitting steel, dairy, appliances and clothing.
