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Home sales in Calgary fell 16.4 per cent in August compared with the same month last year as prices also fell overall.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2hxrv39a  

Consistent with trends throughout most of 2026, both sales activity and the number of new listings coming onto the market have continued to trend down compared with 2025 levels. In August, sales in Calgary were 1,660 units, down 16 per cent compared with last year, while new listings fell by nearly 10 per cent to 3,141 units.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/52rs3cym  

It is now easier for Calgary homeowners to build secondary suites. In April, when Calgary City Council approved the repeal for a citywide blanket rezoning, it also voted to automatically approve secondary suites by listing them as “permitted use” across Calgary.        Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yu3eur2ac  

On Monday crews began planned rehabilitation work along a stretch of Range Road 64 near Redcliff.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mww9enuc  

As construction of a new electrical substation in the southwest area of the city enters its fourth month, delivery of major components and equipment is expected to begin this fall.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5299f28u  

      As the rest of Canada navigates a complex fuel market, Alberta consistently emerges as a bastion of affordability, especially when it comes to diesel. The national average price for diesel fuel recently stood at CAD 2.32 per liter 2 a figure that underscores the financial pressure on the transportation and agricultural sectors nationwide. However, a closer look at the provincial landscape reveals a different story in Alberta, where drivers benefit from a unique combination of factors that keep pump prices notably lower.   The core of Alberta's pricing advantage lies in its status as a major oil-producing province. Home to vast oil sands reserves and significant refining capacity, Alberta's proximity to supply dramatically reduces transportation costs, a key component of the final retail price. This inherent benefit is clearly reflected in the data. For the period from late April to late July 2026, the average diesel price in Alberta was just CAD 1.94 per lit...

New data has laid bare the impact of a national housing downturn, with home values in Perth dropping by 3.2 per cent over the last quarter, according to Cotality .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdh986e3  

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