Trans Mountain’s $34 Billion Lesson in Who Should Build
Kinder Morgan scoped the Trans Mountain expansion near $5.4 billion in 2013 with private capital, and it landed on federal books around $34 billion in 2024.
Catherine Fraser Led Alberta Courts Toward Greater Equality
Catherine Fraser of Edmonton became the first woman appointed Chief Justice in any Canadian province and entered the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2024.
Keep the Final Say in the Town That Hosts It
Rocky View County weighed a major data centre proposal, heard from its residents and voted it down, which is the local control Alberta says it believes in.
Calgary’s Permit System Fell Over Three Times In Five Weeks
Calgary permit system outages hit Vista and ePermit three times in five weeks, per BILD Calgary Region notices. No backlog count was published.
The Most Expensive Tariff on Alberta Is Made in Canada
An IMF report puts interprovincial trade barriers at an average 9% levy on Canadian goods, against a US tariff wall closer to 6% late last year.
Bar U Ranch and the Brand That Built Cattle Country
The Bar U began in 1882 as the North West Cattle Company and ran over 150,000 acres of foothills under Fred Stimson, George Lane and Pat Burns in turn.
Fourteen MPs Moved Against the Pipeline. None Gave a Name
Fourteen MPs signed an April letter urging Ottawa to hold the line on climate regulation as Alberta concessions took shape, then asked to stay anonymous.
Fort Macleod and the First NWMP Outpost in Southern Alberta
After the 1874 March West, the North-West Mounted Police built the first Alberta post on the Oldman River and named it for their commanding officer.
The Basement Experiment That Unlocked the Oil Sands
Karl Clark of the Alberta Research Council spent years on basement trials proving that properly conditioned hot water could separate bitumen from sand.
He Promised Restraint. The Flight Menu Says Otherwise
Records reviewed by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation put in-flight catering for the prime minister's delegation at $195,400 across three 2025 trips.
