Ottawa Builds a Lab and Calls It Defence Spending
Ottawa handed PCL Construction a $768.6 million contract for a six building Ottawa science campus, with the current phase running close to $1.05 billion.
Alberta Crops Run Well Above Average While Soil Dries Out
Alberta's crop report puts dryland major crop yields 20.4% above the five year average, with 62.3% of crops rated good to excellent across the province.
Alberta Must Own the Intelligence Its Energy Will Power
The Alberta AI Advantage 2026 Blueprint argues ownership and workforce matter more than megawatts, as AESO logs over 20,000 MW of proposed data centre load.
97% Of Calgary Neighbourhoods Now Sell Below Asking Price
Calgary buyers market data shows 97% of neighbourhoods selling below list, homes closing nearly $10,000 under asking, per BILD Calgary Region figures.
Two Savings Funds Born in 1976 Tell Different Stories
Alaska wrote its oil savings fund into the state constitution in 1976 while Alberta put the Heritage Savings Trust Fund into an ordinary statute instead.
Alberta’s Ottawa Gap Is Now Projected at 312 Billion
Albertans are projected to send $312 billion more to Ottawa than the province receives back between 2025 and 2036, an upward revision on faster growth.
Middle East Buyers Are Now Shopping for Canadian Gas
Persian Gulf buyers are looking at Canadian LNG from the west coast, not for supply but to route cargoes around the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint entirely.
Alberta Books Four Town Halls on Its AI Data Centre Push
Alberta set data centre town halls for Ponoka on August 19, Sturgeon County on August 20, a virtual session August 27 and Grande Prairie on September 11.
A Trucking Company Can Vanish and Reopen Somewhere Else
Alberta pulled 20 commercial carriers off the road last year with 443 administrative penalties, and 13 of the 20 were reopened as chameleon carriers.
Europe Enforces AI Rules That Canada Never Wrote
The EU AI Act became enforceable on August 2, with transparency duties on chatbots and deepfakes and fines up to 15 million euros or 3% of global turnover.
