After 580 mm of rain in June and July, the Edmonton Construction Association wants contracts to share extreme-weather risk — and the City has already pushed land sales at Goodridge Corners, Exhibition Lands and…
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
A hold is priced in for September 2, but with headline inflation at 3.0% and Q2 GDP running hot, the rate-cut tailwind Alberta builders were counting on may be gone for 2026 — and…
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
WestJet's biggest-ever winter sun schedule will carry more Albertans south this winter, including a new Calgary to São Paulo service, which raises the bar for Alberta properties competing for the same winter travel dollar.
September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Counter-tariffs on roughly 700 U.S. products land September 8 — Alberta exporters should audit input costs and CUSMA paperwork this week, before the new duties hit.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Free Parks Canada admission has been subsidizing visitor demand all summer. It ends September 7, and operators who don't convert those summer guests now will feel the cliff in their fall bookings.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
New quarterly data shows Canadian hotel rates climbing while Calgary's average daily rate sits well below the national mark — a rate gap that squeezes revenue even when occupancy looks healthy.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
With no rate relief expected for the fall selling season, 'wait for rates to drop' is off the table as a message — affordability now has to be engineered through product, incentives, and positioning.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
The launch race has become an absorption race: with starts pulling back sharply while completions keep landing, the competitive pressure in Alberta housing has shifted from acquiring land to selling finished inventory.
August 28, 2026 · 1 min read
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August 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Retaliatory tariffs will raise the cost of U.S. steel, electronics and equipment that many Alberta manufacturers rely on as inputs — and Ottawa has promised support measures for affected industries within days.
August 25, 2026 · 1 min read