Bryan Labby

With Donald Trump once again promising to hit Canada with steep tariffs on Canada's steel and aluminum imports, much of the national focus is on the effect it could have on the massive industry in central Canada. But even in Alberta, steel exports are worth a billion dollars to the provincial economy. 

Patrick Lindsay looked on as the place he called home for seven years was ripped apart by an excavator. He calls the demolition of his River Run townhouse unnecessary because of the uncertainty around the future of the troubled Green Line LRT project.

A year after their plane touches down in Canada, refugees are required to start paying back their travel loans. But it can be a challenge for larger families who are struggling to find meaningful work, cover rising costs and learn a new language.

An Alberta man was working from home when Canada Post came to his door. But his security camera shows they never rang the door bell and left only a package slip, not his package.

Drake Landing, once the leading solar heating community of its kind in North America, may have to revert to fossil fuels as the aging system is breaking down and may be too expensive or impossible to fix.

Think of it as a sanctuary for leafy vegetables. At least that’s how GoodLeaf’s Barry Murchie describes the company’s 100,000-square-foot vertical farm operation that will soon be producing 900,000 kilograms of veggies a year.

Alberta's electricity market can be a complicated subject — what consumers generally understand this year is that prices for electricity have soared and one of the main reasons is something called 'economic withholding.'

The Bolduc family has been farming and ranching near Stavely, Alta., for generations and this year will be remembered for its record-breaking heat, lack of rain, parched fields, reduced yields and water restrictions.

Rachel Herbert and her husband Tyler are getting used to seeing the parched countryside near Nanton, Alta., an hour south of Calgary, where the family raises grass-fed cattle from start to finish. A familiar but unwelcome predicament.

The company behind a $70-million project says it will reduce feedlot odours, but a residents’ group opposing the plan worries it will make the smell worse.

The population boom in Alberta has depressed wages and means the impact of inflation is being felt more acutely here than anywhere else in Canada, says a local economist. Charles St-Arnaud, chief economist with Alberta Central, said people in Alberta are paying the same increased prices for things like groceries, gas and household goods.

So many people have been moving to Calgary recently that some Ukrainian newcomers have spent multiple nights at the airport before finding a place to crash, says one community leader.

For builders, developers and Calgarians looking for more affordable places to live, Jan. 17 could possibly be remembered as a milestone in the way the city plans and manages new growth in older neighbourhoods.

Nearly two years after the launch of an overdose prevention app, the Alberta government refuses to say whether the Digital Overdose Response System is saving lives.

Eric Grand-Maison says buying and recycling old catalytic converters used to make up a big part of his business. But since the provincial government put in new rules for sellers and buyers, sales have cooled considerably.

“We’ve got quite a few businesses that are struggling to find people, especially in the service industry, the construction industry, those types of industries,” said Scott Robinson, the CEO of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce.

It’s been a year of increasing growth and demand for agencies that are helping feed Calgarians in the face of rising food prices — the highest price increases seen in nearly half a century.

Last year, this southeastern Alberta city of 63,000 said it ended homelessness in a declaration that drew national attention. However, that status lasted just five months. The city is now trying to find out how big the problem has become and what needs to be done.

People are sleeping rough in the mountain town of Canmore, where the average home price has surpassed $1 million. The community is scrambling to provide enough shelter spaces before winter arrives.

Retailer Craig Kolochuk is blunt in his assessment of Alberta’s retail cannabis scene: there are too many stores, competition is fierce, price wars have broken out and dozens of locations are at risk of closing.