MKTGSpace https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Alberta housing starts down 19% through July as Calgary slows and Edmonton holds Market Intelligence Travel Alberta’s annual results: a $15.2B visitor economy, 7.6-to-1 air-route returns, and a $10.80 private-investment multiplier ESH Housing advances 696-unit student-housing project around Edmonton’s historic Massey Ferguson building Rohit Group lands $51.2M federal loan for 199-unit Gilbertson Block in Mill Woods Canadian hotels post their strongest July on record for rates — event-driven markets ran away with it Record rain pushes Edmonton city land sales to 2027 as contractors call for fairer weather-risk terms Ottawa and Calgary make a housing-infrastructure announcement at Bearspaw today Bank of Canada expected to hold at 2.25% tomorrow, but two big banks now see October hikes Calgary’s Helcim Raises $53M Series C at $250M Valuation as Banks Exit Small-Business Payments WestJet adds 18% more winter sun capacity from Calgary and 34% from Edmonton MKTGSpace · Marketing Leadership Firm · Alberta First snow hits Sunshine and Lake Louise as SkiBig3 targets an early-November opening with new terrain and lodge upgrades Bow Valley Parkway goes car-free September 1 to October 6 as cycling use climbs 46% Americans spent $3B in Canada in Q1 2026, up 16.5%, while Canadians’ U.S. trips fell 10.6% Alberta opens a direct channel for tariff-hit businesses as pressure builds for deeper relief Buy Canadian surges again as grocers re-flag domestic products Ottawa hits back: $27.6B in counter-tariffs on U.S. goods take effect September 8 Canada Strong Pass ends September 7 — the free-admission tailwind is about to switch off Canadian hotels posted 9% RevPAR growth in July — and events did the heavy lifting Western Canada draws nearly 70% of mid-year hotel investment as Calgary lands a top-three Q2 deal Q2 lodging data: Calgary fills rooms but trails the national average rate by more than $40 ERA puts $15.7M into Edmonton cleantech, including a low-carbon concrete additive at commercial scale Four Edmonton-area contractors merge into Theoden Infrastructure with 350 employees Edmonton orders a year-long study of infill’s impact on property values Loonie Slides to 72.27 Cents U.S. as Trade Rift Deepens Bank of Canada expected to hold at 2.25% on September 2 as inflation ticks up to 3% Alberta housing starts down 19% year-to-date as Calgary new construction slows 20% Alberta Gets Off Lightly in Tariff Round — Beef, Oil and Most Food Exports Untouched Canada Sets Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation for September 8 — Support Measures Coming This Week U.S. 50% Tariffs on $28B of Canadian Goods Take Effect After Trade Talks Collapse Calgary rents split: houses and townhomes climb while apartments soften Stantec posts record $9.2B backlog and lands role on Meta’s $13B Alberta AI data centre Core inflation holds at 2% — the September 9 Bank of Canada decision is live Edmonton will study whether infill hurts neighbouring property values Calgary housing starts fall 20% as Alberta’s building pace cools Wildfire-smoke perception is cutting bookings in Rockies-adjacent drive markets Sheraton Cavalier Calgary changes hands as Canada’s hotel pipeline swells 10% U.S. arrivals to Canada up 6.5% in July — sixth straight month of inbound growth Travel Alberta’s annual report confirms a $15.2B visitor economy on the road to $25B July hotel data: Canada posts 78.9% occupancy with ADR up 7.2% and RevPAR up 9% Alberta Newsprint Commits Nearly C$50M to Diversify Its Whitecourt Mill CanExport SMEs 2026-27: $31M Pool Tilts Sharply Away From U.S. Markets Loonie Slides to C$1.38 as Trade Rift Deepens — a Partial Cushion for Exporters Internal trade walls are falling — and the domestic market is the diversification play Calgary’s Helcim Raises $53M Series C at a $250M Valuation U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on $20B in Canadian Goods After Talks Collapse Canada to Match U.S. Tariffs Dollar-for-Dollar September 8; Support Measures Promised Heidelberg Materials pauses $2B carbon-capture project at Edmonton cement plant Federal government renews CAAIN funding, keeping agtech project money flowing through Calgary