The strongest July on record for Canadian hotel rates confirms operators have real pricing power right now — the window to convert peak-season demand into direct, repeat business is open.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Alberta's only newsprint mill is spending C$50 million to move up the value chain into book paper and high-bright grades — a diversification play announced days before U.S. tariffs hit wood products.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Only about 10% of this year's CanExport funding is reserved for U.S.-targeted projects — Ottawa is paying established exporters to diversify, and the new eligibility floors favour companies with real revenue.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
The Canadian dollar just had its worst day in two months, and forecasters see C$1.41 by fall — for exporters billing in U.S. dollars, that's a pricing cushion worth building into your fall quotes.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
One of Alberta's clearest scale-up stories just recapitalized for growth — $150M+ in annual recurring revenue and a valuation that more than doubled in two years.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
The steepest U.S. tariff action of the trade war to date directly hits categories Alberta value-added exporters sell into — if your U.S. revenue touches dairy, machinery, electronics or wood products, your pricing and…
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel, appliances, agricultural equipment and electronics will raise input costs for Alberta manufacturers — but a federal support package for tariff-hit industries is due within days.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Weakened federal and provincial carbon-pricing support has put Heidelberg's flagship Edmonton CCS project on hold — a caution flag for any building-product maker whose growth story leans on sustainability economics.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Three-quarters of Edmonton homes sold below list price in July — a buyers' market signal that raises the bar for builder marketing, incentives, and community positioning this fall.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Stantec's backlog hit $9.24 billion — about 13 months of work — as data-centre and infrastructure mega-projects absorb large-firm capacity, leaving overflow demand for mid-size firms positioned to catch it.
August 24, 2026 · 1 min read