Greatest Boom Ever

  Five years after the UCP government first announced a plan to twin Highway 3, the section terminating in Medicine Hat is slated for expansion in the new fiscal plan.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3mnuzus8     

  A major agricultural manufacturing company is relocating the base of operations for one of its divisions from Ontario to Medicine Hat.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2md5r8ny     

Renters could be paying more than a mortgage each month by 2034, as rising rents erode deposit savings and lengthen the road to home ownership.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3jrdjujp      

  EDMONTON — EDMONTON — Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2w5w5wpa     

  Alberta’s residential housing market is slowing down.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/25pxs7bd           

  They city made a surprise announcement on summer road construction late last week. It was postponing construction along 107 Avenue until next year (2027).       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yc4tterm         

Tourmaline Oil Corp. has announced the sale of its Peace River High complex for $765 million.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2hupbzvv     

As the war in Iran disrupts oil and gas exports from the Gulf region, the Canadian energy sector could see a jump in demand — and federal officials are positioning Canada as a beacon of stability during an unpredictable moment.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yzkenh65  

  Alberta is introducing new condominium rules that include mandatory technical reviews of new buildings and the creation of a dispute resolution tribunal expected to launch in spring 2026.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yc83j36v     

  Canada is in dire need of major tax reform. Facing a decade of virtually stagnant per-capita growth, a comprehensive overhaul of our tax system is needed to stimulate investment, raise wages and restore Canada’s global competitiveness, according to a new report out this week from the C.D. Howe Institute.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3y2dku8c  

    Prospective home buyers required less income to qualify for a mortgage in January across most cities surveyed in a new report.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/e29uxz4y     

  Calgarians considering buying or selling a home have likely noticed some new realty firms in the marketplace.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/26mc745d     

  Edmonton’s real estate market is trending in the wrong direction — at least if you’re selling a home.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3bn93ecr