Bryan Labby

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.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation launches an updated version of its housing design catalogue. It includes 50 low-rise designs with regional adaptations. The goal is for homeowners and builders to use the designs to build cheaper homes fast.

Concerns over working fire hydrants were first raised in a Springbank subdivision last year and have now spread to the entire county. Alberta’s Safety Codes Council has sanctioned the county, saying it did not take sufficient measures to enforce compliance of the Safety Code Act.