Greatest Boom Ever

The failed promises surrounding community access to what was previously known as Millennium Park can be plainly seen on its expanded basketball courts.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/wcae6tre     

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada finds itself in a familiar dilemma this week as the escalating trade war with the United States casts an uncertain light over Wednesday’s interest rate decision.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2b398ju6  

Airdrie's median residential sale price was $505,000 in July, but a half-million-dollar budget can cover very different kinds of homes.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4uccbsb8  

Red Deer’s historic Scott Block Theatre has a new operator.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/k2ufvesp  

Melbourne homeowners living in a leafy suburb are $237,000 better off than their counterparts in less green areas, a new report has logged.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr3n5j24     

Monte Solberg is between a rock, a hard place and a divided conservative base.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3ymh3swr     

Former Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley bought a luxury Melbourne home for $13.1 million, and now he’s selling it with a price guide of $8.75 million.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yc4xn4jm  

On Sept. 8, city council’s executive committee will hear from city administration on alternative downtown alignments for the Green Line LRT project. After a summer of speculation, Calgarians will finally learn which options the city believes can carry this project forward.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/6e8j34md  

The government of Alberta is removing regulatory barriers on cropland water management, with the aim of restoring private property rights for farmers.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/22w28dj8     

When it comes to a home, bigger is always better, right?       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/efzxk5jn     

A prominent U.S. investment strategist says the intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n7epnv4     

Canada’s economy grew by 3.3 per cent on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2026, marking the fastest quarterly expansion since 2023.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/usu9vw6w     

Canada’s provinces and territories have agreed to take some major steps to reduce barriers to internal trade as the standoff with the United States over tariffs continues.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/36u4yap5  

Queensland’s population growth is evident from the Gold Coast, through Brisbane and up to the Sunshine Coast, with new apartment buildings, housing and ever-widening highways.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/wvvswzsm     

Alberta said its first hyperscale data centre would cut what households pay at the end of every month. A new report from an environmental think tank says your total bill could go up instead, though the company behind the project says the claim is not true.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/efutx8fw     

Big changes are on the way for Edmonton’s Low Level Bridge.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4zsurcpp  

On Sept. 1, city council will debate the city’s Heritage Places Strategy (HPS), a report a year and a half in the making.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2k3ava24