The Cowgirl Who Came to Compete in 1912 and Stayed
Goldie St. Clair placed second in cowgirls' bucking at the first Calgary Stampede in September 1912, won $500, then homesteaded near Edmonton by about 1913.
Canada’s Biggest Trade Deal Now Gets Reviewed One Year at a Time
CUSMA annual reviews start as the U.S. declined to extend on July 1, 2026. StatCan: Alberta sent $14.2 billion of April's $17.5 billion exports south.
June Jobs Numbers Look Fine Until You Read the Table
Alberta unemployment rate rose to 7.0% in June 2026 from 6.6% in May, per Statistics Canada, as part-time jobs grew 11,300 and full-time work fell 4,400.
A Calgary Businesswoman Puts Community Ahead Of Profit
Monique Barrie has spent close to seven years with #NotInMyCity while running a dental hygiene practice, a Montessori school and a Calgary film company.
Ralph Connor Memorial United Church and the Canmore Building Named for a Bestselling Novelist
Ralph Connor Memorial United Church in Canmore carries the pen name of Charles William Gordon, a Presbyterian minister who sold roughly five million books.
A Million Barrels a Day Now Sits on Ottawa’s Desk
Alberta filed a routed and costed pipeline plan on July 2 from Bruderheim to Roberts Bank, over a million barrels a day at $35.2 billion to $43.7 billion.
Fix the Road That Feeds the Whole Country First
Alberta put $15 million into Highway 63 maintenance on July 5, 2026, after Fort McMurray volunteers patched potholes. Ottawa paid 15% of twinning, at most.
Stanley Owerko Built Petrogas and a Legacy of Giving
Stanley Owerko moved to Alberta from Saskatchewan in 1962, founded Petrogas Energy in 1986 and joins the 2026 Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame class.
The History of the Calgary Stampede Pancake Breakfast
Wildhorse Jack parked his chuckwagon downtown and fed strangers for free, and a century later Calgary still serves free pancakes on July mornings.
Bison Sausage and Grilled Perogies for a Prairie Barbecue
A prairie barbecue plate of bison sausage and grilled perogies with onions and peppers, the food every Alberta community hall fundraiser has ever served.
