Greatest Boom Ever

Canada has set an ambitious goal — expand trade beyond the United States and build stronger economic ties with fast-growing markets around the world. For a country as trade-dependent as ours, and for export-oriented regions such as Western Canada, this is smart policy. But  there’s  a gap between ambition and execution that will need to be bridged.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4jwznu9t

Alberta is  emerging  as a North American leader in the artificial intelligence economy, aiming to attract  $100 billion  in data  centre  investment by 2030.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/57er8bb4

Australians are being priced out of their own housing market, with fresh data revealing that nearly one in three would rather purchase a home overseas than contend with sky-high prices and debt at home.   Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/c37nh7vx  

Did you know the City of Calgary has plans to transition  Macleod  Trail, from 25th Avenue to Anderson Road, into an urban boulevard? Yes indeed, over the next 30 years, the goal is to widen the sidewalks, add bike lanes and create green spaces along the trail to reduce the visual impact of the cars and make it more pedestrian friendly. The vision also includes diversifying and densifying the trail with more residential development and associated amenities to make it more urban living friendly.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5n6nv552      

The glass is more than half full when it comes to Alberta homeowners managing the higher interest rate environment.   Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mc5dtp3r     

Our banks have been incredibly slow to join the do-it-yourself mortgage movement.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y3zzwjhv  

Over 3 million tax returns are flagged for reviews by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) each year.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/39jyjkaf  

JPMorgan says oil prices still have further to rise because the market has not yet forced enough demand out of the system to offset the supply loss from the Iran war.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mrxt4b2y  

Grande Prairie city council is expected to approve moving approximately $3.8 million 2025 budget surplus into municipal reserves.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4yuadjkv     

A proposed mosque in St. Albert’s Campbell Business Park  remains  under review after a subdivision and development appeal hearing stretched across several sessions this month.   Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5xa9nab5     

Red Deer  city council  will consider bylaw changes meant to open the door to more affordable housing.   Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4dp5epxr  

It’s not surprising that for several years now, renter and investor issues have been a popular conversation at dinner tables and get togethers. After all, one in five Australians now own an investment property, according to the PropTrack-Westpac Investor Report 2026.   Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5n96ezd7  

Money was on the minds of Calgary city council’s audit committee members Thursday, as they learned the city earned higher-than-budgeted revenue last year.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/45f9cxuc  

  A proposal to bring more than 1,000 new homes to vacant land in a southwest Calgary community will require significant engagement with nearby residents, the area councillor said Thursday.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2jx75jbm