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TELUS is in the midst of a major nationwide expansion, including new funding coming to Medicine Hat.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/a3suxt3n     

“We’ve relocated one of the bus stops, to reduce crossings and make the intersection even safer thanks to the feedback we got from people,” said Dudley.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ydvxar5x     

House prices have begun falling in dozens of Labor’s marginal seats as the property downturn spreads beyond the most expensive suburbs in Sydney and Melbourne, with buyer appetite sapped by successive interest rate rises and changes to tax concessions for investors.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4mzcbyjv     

Edmonton is set to clear the 1.25 million population threshold this year — if it hasn’t already — and urban planners are looking to tweak the city’s long-term development planning to prepare for the next quarter-million newcomers by expanding incentives for infill development to non-residential projects.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/33bju8zv     

Walk through the doors from Commerce Place into the Edmonton City Centre mall, and you’re greeted with the sharp scent of urine. On ground level of the shopping centre’s west side, the number of retail spaces that are papered overwhelm the places that are in business. It feels like mall security and peace officers outnumber the shoppers.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4avmrwra      

Premier Danielle Smith made several major promises about massive AI data centres in a video Tuesday.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4n8crvt5     

As Calgary streets become more dangerous, why is Alberta making safer streets harder to get?       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4mr9nzt7  

IEA data show average diesel prices across tracked economies are still about 14% above pre-war levels, even after crude retreated from its spring peak near $120 a barrel.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yk8uetm7     

Experts estimate the Alberta government has likely accumulated billions in surplus this fiscal year-to-date as crude oil prices remain high.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/kbas78jm       

Almost half of all Canadians who renewed their mortgages this year have seen housing costs balloon to more than half their paycheque , a new survey by rate comparison website Rates.ca has found.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4xunye3u     

Building permit values in Red Deer totalled $16 million in July 2026 with 126 permits issued, compared with $30.7 million in July 2025.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdskdcnh  

      Airdrie has long served as Calgary's premier bedroom community, offering families more space and affordability while maintaining easy highway access to the downtown core. In 2025, this rapidly growing city is experiencing a notable market shift — one that presents opportunities for buyers who were priced out during the pandemic years.   Current Market Conditions   After several years of rapid price appreciation driven by Calgary's overflow demand, Airdrie's housing market cooled significantly in 2025 . According to Calgary Real Estate Board data, benchmark prices sat around $520,400 as of October 2025 — down nearly 5% from the previous year and continuing a downward trend that began in April.   The most dramatic change has been inventory levels . Active listings surged throughout 2025, with the broader Calgary region seeing an 83% increase in available homes compared to 2024. This supply influx has shifted power to buyers, who now enjoy leverage an...