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Alberta’s a sunny spot on a cloudy economic horizon for Canada, shows the latest quarterly report from Deloitte.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ydkufyjz     

Resales in Canada’s real estate market continue to slide, a new report has found, showing little signs of momentum toward a recovery. National Bank of Canada Capital Markets published its Housing Market Monitor report in March, finding sales edged downward month over month in February more than one per cent. That is the fourth consecutive monthly decline.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y5shjj8k        

A proposed McDonald’s drive-thru in southwest Calgary will not move ahead following significant pushback from residents, says Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/uun685dr    

Red Deer Regional Airport says one of its local partners, Air Spray, has begun to conduct spring training.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y2jh48pc       

Funding is available for Hatters looking to make environmental and energy-conscious upgrades to their homes and new builds through one of five separate 2026 HAT Smart incentives.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mr3h5rys  

Members of the Municipal Planning Commission unanimously approved an application to rezone 21 Ranchlands Blvd. to allow for a mid-rise apartment building that would exceed three  storeys .       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/393sttxc     

Australians are ready to make a monumental change to the property market, calling for the slashing of investor tax  perks  and redirecting money into social housing, new research reveals.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ms9dvups     

Alberta’s finance minister says the province’s books are likely to remain in the red for the fiscal year that concluded Tuesday, though several weeks of significantly higher-than-projected oil prices have boosted the fiscal outlook.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2smyxh2m         

Edmonton buyers requiring a mortgage to purchase a home know bigger is better when it comes to down payments. Yet most, especially first-time buyers,  elect  to go with the minimum down payment allowable.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/52cxb9c4  

It was just blocks from two major post-secondary institutions, right by the main LRT line, and on the corner of office buildings in the Downtown of a city with more than 1.2 million people.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4bnu63tj                  

Edmonton could see a new  neighbourhood  take shape within the Anthony Henday, with plans moving forward for a new development in the University of Alberta farm area.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ym8dbp57        

Albertans can now  submit  applications to the Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal to resolve disputes.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3455u2zn      

Airdrie’s rapid growth is back in focus as the  City  begins its 2026 municipal census, which runs from April 1 to May 16.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3jkpe5zv         

After a sluggish 2025, housing prices in Okotoks experienced a bump in the first quarter of 2026.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/cuhhvx99