Greatest Boom Ever

Of the collective psychoses plaguing Canada, a particularly irksome one has to do with our natural resources. This  appears to reflect  our distaste for the specific tasks of “hewing and drawing,” at least when it comes to wood and  water respectively . The reference comes from Canada’s “first great political economist,” Harold Innes, who asserted that Canada’s abundant natural resources would “relegate” us to simply producing staple products — first cod and beaver pelts, then lumber, wheat, minerals. Or hydrocarbons.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4y5eh8bk  

Christopher Liew is a CFP®, CFA Charterholder and former financial advisor. He writes personal finance tips for thousands of daily Canadian readers at Blueprint Financial.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ya94kmtc  

In response to the stunning memorandum of understanding between Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney, some have suggested there is a “method to Carney’s madness,” while others have called it a grand betrayal.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3aku8bu9  

Ward  tastawiyiniwak  Coun. Karen Principe said she needed a few minutes to compose herself after her peers on Thursday passed the city budget with a 6.9 per cent property tax hike.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mst5efrt    

More than 70 parents and guardians of students who attend Webster Niblock School heard Thursday from Medicine Hat Public School Division staff, as two local elementaries are scheduled for closure.  Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/b9w276pn     

The Highway 40 twinning project south of the city,  is now completed.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/bdea4wwv  

According to Stats Canada’s latest employment numbers, Alberta is faring the best among Canadian provinces in terms of job growth.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4h9cdkpm  

Australia’s property upswing is no longer just a story about Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. The most striking momentum in 2025 is coming from further north: the Northern Territory is rapidly positioning itself as the country’s next real estate hotspot.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yub65dvb    

Premier Danielle Smith’s government wants Calgary city hall’s bike lane numbers — now.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2vxzd9vc  

Groups representing businesses in Calgary call the newly-approved city budget is disappointing and costly.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mu9z77zh  

Alberta’s most valuable resource is no longer buried underground; it’s waiting to be built in the minds and memories of its visitors.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bddf7fen  

Well, that didn’t take long.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ubyruexd  

The Red Deer region’s unemployment rate experienced a minor increase last month.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bb8tyr6b  

Rocky View County Council has approved its 2026  operating  and capital budget, keeping the municipal tax rate the same as last year. The final tax rate will be confirmed in April, after council reviews  additional  major capital project requests.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5yvexjaa