Greatest Boom Ever

Now that Premier Danielle Smith has added a separation question to Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum ballot, how secure is her position as leader of the United Conservative Party?       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y365rdzv  

Property taxes have long been Edmonton’s main revenue source.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5bs9wrwm  

House sales may be on the decline in many parts of Alberta, but one spot in the province is seeing its detached house prices rise significantly year-over-year.           Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fch5a3w      

According to the city’s Tri-Annual Report’s Financial Performance section Medicine Hat is on course to run an approximately $7-million budget gap by the end of the year.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/42x4tefy  

Spring arrived in Fort McMurray with a thud that Mohammed Tarrabin says cost him more than $5,500.        Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fw3kah7     

While Melbourne’s housing market softens, a select group of premium, lifestyle-driven suburbs are proving resilient.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2s42tbyz     

A glance at the lawn signs along 88 Avenue in Parkview shows a growing tension in the quiet west-end neighbourhood.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2vn542sy           

Calgary’s major housing market has been rated seriously unaffordable in a new international report, with home prices listed at 4.3 times gross median household income.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n7uns56  

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s approval rating has taken a hit, according to a new Angus Reid survey — an all-time low since she was first elected.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ms5ezaex     

Your home gets one shot at making a great first impression, and the first week on the market is that one shot.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ypt4aksb  

Work is underway to replace and upgrade electricity meters located at homes throughout Red Deer at no cost to residents for the new meter or installation.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2tvyb2v6  

Water is flowing through a massive pipeline in Okotoks, opening a new chapter for the region.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3be7hdpp     

Want to live like a billionaire?       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2r68ysvc  

OPEC is sticking to its view that the oil market will remain relatively tight through next year, with demand growth expected to continue outpacing non-OPEC+ supply additions despite months of war-related disruption and elevated prices.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fcr87jf