Alberta

Building activity is down slightly from last year in the Stampede city, but up significantly in Alberta's capital, leaving Calgary and Edmonton almost neck and neck for building-permit values in the first half of 2010.

While Calgary's residential vacancy rate was up this spring, Edmonton's multifamily sector appears to be stabilizing, even as vacancy increases.

Calgary drivers who occasionally are left in traffic jams on Deerfoot and Glenmore trails may be surprised to hear their city is the top eco-city on a list compiled by human resources specialist Mercer.

The economy may be recovering from the doldrums of 2008 and 2009, but a key indicator of Calgary's economic health suggests the heart of the "New West" isn't pumping growth right now.

Infrastructure Minister Ray Danyluk announced in early August that the province would be selling off two parcels for industrial land south of Fort McMurray starting in September.

Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) sees busy times ahead in the province’s oilsands communities.

The number of residential real estate transactions fell in both Edmonton and Calgary in May, but prices didn’t fall with activity.

Camrose homeowners are being offered a plum of sorts to encourage them to add suites to their properties.

In those municipalities with a population of at least 5,000, small businesses across Alberta paid an average of 2.36 times more property tax than residents on the same assessed value, the CFIB says.

In those municipalities with a population of at least 5,000, small businesses across Alberta paid an average of 2.36 times more property tax than residents on the same assessed value, the CFIB says.