Alberta’s Heritage Day Has Been Optional Since 1990
Alberta created Heritage Day in 1974 for the first Monday in August, but since 1990 no Alberta law requires an employer to give anyone the day off work.
Red Deer Sport Builder Lyn Radford Joins Alberta Order of Excellence
Lauralyn Radford was born in Edmonton on January 20, 1956 and built a Red Deer sport and community career that led to the Alberta Order of Excellence.
Albertans Can Now Book Their Own MRI and Pay for It
Adults 18 and over can book and pay for MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds and X-rays at participating Alberta clinics, with doctor-ordered tests still covered.
Earnings Season Opens With Records and One Question That Matters
Gibson Energy posted a record $169 million in infrastructure earnings while Alberta's West Coast Oil Pipeline has sat with Ottawa since July 2.
The Day the Paperwork Finally Caught Up to Alberta
Ten thousand people filled the river flats below Edmonton on September 1, 1905 to watch Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier proclaim Alberta into Confederation.
China Now Buys More Canadian Seaborne Crude Than America Does
A TD Economics report puts Canadian crude flowing to Chinese refineries above 200,000 barrels a day by late 2025, on the back of the Trans Mountain line.
A 99.4% Strike Vote Meets the August Long Weekend
WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants voted 99.4% for a strike mandate on 97.3% turnout, with boarding pay and base wages the items still left on the table.
How Martha Billes Turned Boardroom Grit Into a National Legacy
Martha Billes, born in Toronto in 1940 and daughter of a Canadian Tire co-founder, joins the Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame class of 2026 laureates.
167 Data Centres on Paper and Only 20 Plugged In
Alberta has 167 data centre proposals on the books and 20 actually running, and Meta broke ground on a $13 billion Sturgeon County campus on July 8.
Old Strathcona and Why Alberta’s Largest Preserved Heritage District Got Saved
Old Strathcona runs from the High Level Bridge to about 76 Avenue and became a Provincial Historic Area in 2007 after forty years of preservation work.
