Alberta

Lethbridge posts Alberta’s highest home sales, price increase

Alberta city ranked among Western Investor’s five top towns for real estate investors is ‘flying under the radar’, data suggests

Jan 27, 2021 1:47 PM Read more >

Energy mergers push Calgary office vacancies into stratosphere

Cenovus-Husky merger could rocket Calgary’s office vacancies into “unseen territory” above 30 per cent

Jan 25, 2021 5:01 PM Read more >

Edmonton office tower sells for $10 and debt

Big office towers in Edmonton are selling – recently to B.C. investors – at rock-bottom prices as vacancies and sublease space increase

Jan 21, 2021 3:34 PM Read more >

Alberta out of vaccine; B.C. short 60,000 shots

Alberta and B.C. will temporarily stop vaccinations against COVID-19 within days as Canada reports a 650,000-dose shortfall

Jan 19, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

Banff runs out of new commercial sites

“The entirety of our commercial use development allotment [is] completely distributed” town planner confirms

Jan 14, 2021 1:32 PM Read more >

Large solar field opens in tiny Alberta town with little sun

Taxpayers funded the $7.8 million solar grid in a northern Alberta community that has scant daylight for nearly half the year

Jan 4, 2021 7:32 PM Read more >

Leonard DiCaprio’s Alberta mansion goes to auction

Bidders must post $100,000 to compete for seven-bedroom, 15,000-square-foot actor’s crib in January 22 unreserved auction

Dec 31, 2020 1:46 PM Read more >

Prairie office sector faces challenges in 2021

A glut of sublease space and demand for short-term leases challenge Prairie office markets, but some investors spot opportunity

Dec 30, 2020 9:27 AM Read more >

10,000 restaurants have closed in Canada

Up to 50 per cent of independent restaurants could close permanently if consumers don’t step up to the plate, Restaurants Canada says

Dec 20, 2020 11:04 PM Read more >

Multi-family: Prairies a smart long-term play

As others seek an exit, two Calgary-based giants are buying, based on a rock-solid faith in the Prairie economy and its workers

Dec 18, 2020 1:20 PM Read more >