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Geoff Russ: Alberta is not the black sheep of Confederation (Alberta)

    Canada should stay united by keeping Alberta in the fold with enthusiasm and  honour .       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3ty652zb     

Renters' rights advocates in Calgary call for landlord licensing system (Canada)

  The City of Calgary should introduce a landlord licensing program to protect tenants from unsafe living conditions and neglectful landlords, says a group that advocates on behalf of low-income renters.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4uh9eppe         

Even hot Calgary, Edmonton housing markets can't escape winter's chill (Alberta)

  For the first time in at least three years, Calgary and Edmonton — Canada’s hottest housing markets — are showing signs of a winter cooldown.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4a9wfer3     

‘These are problems’: Danielle Smith says about Alberta’s challenges from population growth (Alberta)

    Premier Danielle Smith faced questions from reporters Friday after announcing plans for an Alberta-wide referendum on immigration and provincial powers.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3d33uwnd     

St. Albert sees $3.6 million surplus for 2025 (St. Albert)

  St. Albert recorded a $3.6 million surplus in 2025, and revenue savings could signal reduced taxes for residents in April.        Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/39x7x64k     

Mayor Olivieri talks infrastructure, amenities challenges for mid-sized cities (St. Albert)

  After attending the Mid-Sized Cities Mayor's Caucus (MCMC) on Feb. 5, St. Albert Mayor Scott Olivieri said there will likely be challenges ahead for cities like St. Albert ahead as the province prepares to introduce the 2026 provincial budget next week.          Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y76ekn4k      

Downtown revitalization city council committee recommended (Red Deer)

    A city council committee should be set up to oversee downtown revitalization, says a recommendation going to council.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3jd63yeu         

More than $4M lost to fraud-related scams in the Hat in 2025 (Medicine Hat)

  Hatters were scammed for more than $4 million in 2025 through local and global fraud-related crimes, according to the Medicine Hat Police Service.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/fj6sb9ef    

Bank of Mum and Dad now paying for experts in brutal property market (Australia)

  Parents are closing the Bank of Mum and Dad to cash gifts and  guarantor  loans, instead paying for buyers’ agents to help first-home buyers compete in a brutal market.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2v2xyc5f      

Nelson: Understand this Alberta — there'll be no new pipeline (Alberta)

  They all know it’s a pipe dream. But with Canada’s future at stake, politicians need to play the game before finally acknowledging there’ll be no new pipeline to ship Alberta crude.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3bhuh7zu  

Wedgewood Heights affordable home plan goes ahead after heated debate (Edmonton)

  Despite vocal opposition, Edmonton’s city council approved the sale of a surplus school ground in Wedgewood Heights for $1 following a heated public hearing on Wednesday ordered by Justice Shaina Leonard in November.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2a7b6525  

Demand for multi-generational housing grows in Calgary (Calgary)

  Multi-generational homes have been around for decades in Calgary, but with the surge in the cost of housing over the last half decade, these dwellings are increasingly in demand.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/nh9mzu2n