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Alberta fast-tracks $10 billion stimulus plan

Alberta fast-tracks $10 billion stimulus plan

Hail Mary plan could create 50,000 jobs as infrastructure spending and corporate tax cuts ramp up, according to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney
Alberta bans commercial evictions until end of August

Alberta bans commercial evictions until end of August

NAIOP says ban “drives a wedge” between tenants and landlords, many of whom had been offering rent relief before government got involved
Edmonton retail poised for a breakout

Edmonton retail poised for a breakout

Average $114K incomes, smart transit draws global brands and some of Canada’s biggest mall developers to Alberta’s capital
Real estate auctions move seamlessly online

Real estate auctions move seamlessly online

Once viewing and walking the land was mandatory for buyers, but land auctions are now via video and the pandemic has accelerated the trend: a July 7 Alberta auction puts 3,000 acres on the block
Cannabis now vital Prairie cash crop

Cannabis now vital Prairie cash crop

Without the $1.7 billion increase in marijuana production, crop revenues across Canada would have declined 1.1 per cent in 2019. More than half the cannabis cash receipts come from Alberta and Ontario.
Alberta retail opening gets touchy

Alberta retail opening gets touchy

St. Albert lingerie store among those working around restrictions as province starts to open up
Calgary industrial portfolio sells for $132M

Calgary industrial portfolio sells for $132M

Purchase of four distribution hubs with a total of 11 buildings reflect Calgary’s importance in food and e-commerce supply chain
Hudson’s Bay closing flagship Prairie stores

Hudson’s Bay closing flagship Prairie stores

Iconic department store is moving out of downtown Edmonton and Winnipeg
Big resource projects power through pandemic

Big resource projects power through pandemic

Trans Mountain pipeline, Site-C, LNG projects are deemed essential to Western Canada’s economy
Kenney’s “land army” may not appear

Kenney’s “land army” may not appear

Alberta premier is urging unemployed Albertans to replace foreign farm workers but producers do not expect a big surge of recruits