Rentals Are Now More Than A Third Of Everything Alberta Builds
Alberta rental starts are 37% of all housing starts year to date, per BILD Alberta. Edmonton is 41% purpose-built rental and Calgary is 35%.
Jim Davidson Cofounded FirstEnergy and Shaped Alberta Energy Banking
Jim Davidson cofounded FirstEnergy Capital in Calgary in 1993 and joins the 2026 class of the Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame three decades later.
Your Six O’Clock News Will Phone It In From Toronto
Corus confirmed layoffs at Global News, with reports of Calgary and Edmonton news production shifting to Toronto by the end of August, two time zones east.
Alberta Housing Starts Fell 21% After Three Record Years
Alberta housing starts fell 21% year to date, a decline of 5,825 units, per BILD Alberta. Calgary is down 23% and Edmonton 20%, with 23,000 units building.
No Roads, No Maps, and the Whole West Ahead of Him
David Thompson crossed Howse Pass in 1807 from Rocky Mountain House, surveying country that appeared on no map anyone in the world could then buy.
The Last Big City Where a First Home Exists
Calgary's apartment condo benchmark hit $299,000 in June 2026, CREB says, as CREA forecasts a $686,710 national average. Why a first home still exists here.
The EV Mandate Died and Sales Went Up Anyway
Ottawa scrapped the 20% zero emission vehicle quota for 2026, and Statistics Canada shows zero emission sales rose almost 20% in May past 18,000 units.
Forty Years of Rail Studies Meet One Finished Plan
Alberta's Passenger Rail Master Plan prices a 30-year network at $60 billion and a 1 hour 45 minute Calgary to Edmonton trip, 41 years after VIA's last run.
1,411,954 Reasons the Stampede Is Not Slowing Down
The 114th Calgary Stampede drew 1,411,954 guests over ten days, its third highest total, with 122,559 through the turnstiles on the final Sunday alone.
A 970 Megawatt Customer Just Walked Into Alberta’s Power Market
Meta's 970 megawatt Sturgeon County data centre could cut Alberta transmission costs by up to 6%, per the province. Here is what has to go right first.
