Alberta

OTTAWA — A new report by the OECD says Canada needs to boost productivity and housing affordability to strengthen growth as it faces trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs that are taking a bite out of the economic outlook.

North side forcemain along 42 Avenue gets a million-dollar makeover, and 25 sidewalks are being replaced this summer

The plan $37.9 million for municipal projects, including maintenance and upgrades for Liggett Place, Jack Kraft Facility, and Kinex Arena, Servus Place, as well as landscaping and redevelopment in Lions Park.

LAKELAND - New waste-heat recovery technology means 80 per cent of the existing power needs for Strathcona Resources’ Orion thermal oil facility near Cold Lake will be carbon-free. The approximately $63 million project has been under construction for the past 18 months and is expected to come online on Canada Day.

TORONTO — A new report says nearly two-thirds Canadian businesses want the government to work to reduce the barriers to internal trade in an effort to improve productivity.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has yet to offer a formal response to the proposals, but its request for a two-week "truce" to consider the deal was rejected by the employer.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he's willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay plans to sell up to 28 of its store leases to a B.C. mall owner who wants to launch "a new modern department store.

CALGARY — Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den Friday and spoke to oil and gas executives in Calgary about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower.

Property repositioned with a focus on stabilizing cash flows