BC Wants Billions From Ottawa While Blocking Alberta’s Pipeline
Premier David Eby questioned Ottawa's focus on an Alberta pipeline while BC lumber sought a share of $1.5 billion in federal tariff relief in early May.
The Fort Whoop-Up Archaeological Site and What the Ground Still Holds
The 1870 rebuild of Fort Whoop-Up near Lethbridge carries its own heritage designation, separate from the reconstructed interpretive centre nearby today.
Mike Broadfoot Turns Calgary Startups Into Global Success Stories
Mike Broadfoot moved from energy to software to medical devices and Calgary real estate, entering the Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame in 2024.
Alberta’s Energy Is the Launchpad for AI Infrastructure
AI runs on electricity, hardware, cooling and fibre, and Alberta's gas generation, deregulated power market and transmission have done that for decades.
Long Before Star Trek Vulcan Was Already an Alberta Town
A CPR surveyor named the Vulcan siding after the Roman god of fire in 1915, then carried on with Juno, Mars and Jupiter for the streets around it.
How A Medicine Hat Pottery Filled Kitchens Across Canada
Medicine Hat sat on an enormous natural gas field that made fuel absurdly cheap, and Medalta Potteries used it to ship east instead of buying from there.
Calgary Pushed Two Growth Areas Behind Projects It Will Not Name
Calgary growth areas West View and Glacier A North were delayed for higher priority projects, per BILD Calgary Region's April 29 council submission.
How a Dying Prairie Hamlet Became Alberta’s Own Hollywood
Rowley grew along the Alberta Midland Railway from 1911 to about 500 people by the 1920s, then emptied out until film crews found its hollow buildings.
189 Portables Are a Patch, Not a Plan for Alberta Schools
Alberta is adding 189 modular classrooms for 2026-27, about 5,450 student spaces at $200 million this year, inside the $8.6 billion Schools Now plan.
Fort Whoop-Up and the Whisky Trade That Brought the Mounties to Alberta
Hamilton and Healy opened Fort Whoop-Up in 1869 where the St. Mary meets the Oldman, and within four years Ottawa created the North-West Mounted Police.
