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Housing with benefits: Why co-housing could be the new Australian dream (Australia)

It was a conversation with their son who put words to something Ross and Paula Wade had always felt: the desire to live a little differently. They wanted to share a garden and were happy to live in a modest home in exchange for community.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3hjzzhrw    

McKenzie Towne's notorious roundabout is getting a redesign (Calgary)

One of the largest and most notorious roundabouts in Calgary is getting a new look in a bid to make the traffic circle safer for motorists and pedestrians.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yc3227wa  

Trump says trade deal with Canada could come ‘fairly soon,’ U.S. has been ‘ripped off’ for 50 years (Canada)

U.S. President Donald Trump predicted his administration could reach a trade deal with Canada “fairly soon,” after repeating claims his country had been “ripped off” by its northern neighbour .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/32fdk7df    

North Railway Street reopens following major improvements (Okotoks)

North Railway Street has reopened following two construction seasons of underground infrastructure renewal and streetscape improvements in downtown Okotoks.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3sfzwuac  

Mayor mum on status of $14.5B Redcliff data centre (Medicine Hat)

A proposed $14.5-billion AI data centre campus near Redcliff has emerged as one of several Alberta technology projects being pitched to global investors, but the town’s mayor is declining to confirm the project’s status.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/47nsbuzc  

Huge entertainer’s home with flexible lifestyle options up for sale (Australia)

A massive Darwin home worth more than $1.1m in 2021 is back on the market, after going through a range of upgrades to prepare it for today’s family needs.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yc4tc6bv  

Canada won't even hit 2030 emissions target by 2050, new study suggests (Canada)

OTTAWA — A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement — and it won’t even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-zero.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ycj2xt39     

Opinion: We're fast-tracking projects, but slow-walking engineers (Alberta)

Alberta is undergoing an economic transformation, evolving from an energy powerhouse into a global hub for infrastructure, mega-energy projects and clean technology investment.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ycwrjzcz     

Varcoe: 'Wind at their backs': As oil jumps above $100, public support grows for Canada exporting more oil and gas

As oil prices top US$100 a barrel, two new reports hammer home one powerful point — Canadian oil production is primed for growth over the next decade as new pipelines are built.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3t37aehk  

'A lot more change': Downtown Edmonton flush with fresh retail vacancies (Edmonton)

Downtown Edmonton saw a fresh batch of new openings in the retail market at the year’s halfway point.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2vsaza38     

Why America's bond problem could become your mortgage problem (Canada)

Let us indulge for a moment in a game of what-if.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr24k57t  

Flood protection work underway in Diamond Valley (Okotoks)

The Town of Diamond Valley has informed residents that construction on the Flood Berm Improvement Project is now underway.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y63kvpps    

Why Calgary has one of the hottest suburban retail rental markets in Canada (Calgary)

Calgary’s suburban retail rental market is emerging as one of the strongest in the country, with some neighbourhoods reporting vacancy rates close to zero as population growth fuels demand for new commercial space.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/j2k8tpak  

Telus reports progress made on fibre-optic infrastructure rollout (Red Deer)

A project to bring fibre -optic internet infrastructure to Red Deer has made significant progress .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3umw8snc