The Man Ottawa Should Have Called Years Ago
Paul Brandt testified before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on April 23, 2026 on Bill C-14, the bail and sentencing bill.
Arlene Dickinson Brings Dragons Den Instincts Home to Alberta
Arlene Dickinson builds companies in Alberta's food and health sectors off camera, and entered the Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame back in 2023.
The Edmonton Bridge That Carried Trains On Its Roof
Edmonton's High Level Bridge opened in 1913 carrying trains on top, streetcars beside them and cars and pedestrians on the deck below, all at the same time.
Good AI Governance Is How Alberta Moves Faster, Not Slower
Organizations that skip AI governance do not move faster, they move recklessly, and retrofitting guardrails onto a live system costs far more later on.
Prime Farmland Should Not Become a Server Farm by Default
A developer pitched Rocky View County a 448 hectare campus of six data centres over 15 to 20 years, with its own reservoir and power plant, on farmland.
Prairie Builders Are Four Times More Confident Than Ontario’s
Prairie builder confidence hit 38.6 in Q1 2026 against 10.2 in Ontario and 5.8 in BC, per CHBA's Housing Market Index. Alberta sits inside that number.
The Preparation Test: Why I Passed on a “Perfect” Candidate
Six years ago, I sat across from a candidate who, on paper, was exactly what we were looking for. We were hiring for a management-level role, and at first glance,…
Edmonton Wants Half Its New Housing Built Inside Existing Neighbourhoods
Edmonton infill target sets 50% of new housing in redeveloping areas, with 22 actions in the Infill Priority Actions Plan, per BILD Edmonton Metro.
The Victoria Settlement and How One Spot on the North Saskatchewan Held Four Cultures at Once
Most Alberta heritage sites tell one story. Victoria District tells four at once. Methodist missionary George McDougall established the Victoria Methodist Mission on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan…
Roughing It? Give Me a Break.
Let’s call a spade a spade: reading about retirees “struggling” to decide between five weeks in Tuscany or three weeks in a five-star villa is a bit like watching a…
