Jeremy Thompson

Hinton Mayor Nicholas Nissen says housing had been a pressing issue in the town of 10,000 before the wildfire as its population is growing like the rest of Alberta. Now with the influx of displaced people from Jasper, he says the Alberta community on the doorstep of Jasper National Park anticipates its housing market will be "under pressure for the foreseeable future."

Edmontononians will end up paying more in property taxes in 2025, but city council is still working out how much more.

The local combat sports community is calling on the province to make changes after an MMA fight on Enoch Cree Nation turned fatal last weekend.

Alberta’s food processing industry is scrambling to prepare for potential tariffs on Canadian products by the United States.

More tow trucks and smaller fines are on their way for Edmonton drivers who don’t move their vehicles during seasonal parking bans.

Some Edmonton residents say the new wave of neighbourhood rejuvenation goes too far when it comes to allowing eight-unit infill developments on a single lot.

The leadup to council’s summer break put a spotlight on city hall with more than 100 Edmontonians showing up for a public hearing on infill housing.

One way that’s gaining traction sees homeowners band together to establish a restrictive covenant on their properties. Such an agreement can be signed by two or more property owners to restrict redevelopment on their land, from how a new building looks to how big it can be.

A new event park that will soon be built next to Edmonton’s downtown arena has some local politicians worrying it will end up poaching bookings from the city’s two convention centres. But the city arm that’s responsible for those centres and for drumming up local tourism business says the new facility and the resulting actions its creation brings are most welcome.

City council has denied an upzoning proposal that would have allowed for a taller, larger infill development in the Mayfield neighbourhood.