Alberta

Five-storey buildings use engineered wooden beams

Each "orphan" costs industry $60,900 to seal up

Soft opening marks first big Edmonton office tower in five years

Grocers on board with pre-order-and-pick-up systems to encourage visits to brick-and-mortar outlets

Mixed-use Jasper Avenue building by US architect Chris Downey will include new office space for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Real estate forum hears call for retailers to head downtown as new condo and office towers – and a surprisingly strong economy – attract newcomers

Rebates of up to $10,000 being offered as sales slide and inventory increases

New Horizon Mall will have 500 stores and is the only Alberta shopping centre selling retail space

Rental prices were already among the highest in Canada

Vancouver drops out of the top 5 rankings