Alberta brought 34 investment-ready projects to the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto — but every one had to clear six specific tests, including a $200-million minimum. Here’s what’s in the Alberta Deal Book and what the criteria filtered out.
Alberta Is Back in the Black — Twice
Alberta’s budget flipped from a $9.4-billion deficit to a $2-billion surplus — and the previous year’s books are turning positive too.
Alberta’s Data Centre Boom Just Hit Its First Real Wall
Alberta’s regulator rejected a $10-billion data centre power plant in Olds, putting jobs, tax revenue, and one small town’s future on the line.
The Business Down the Street Nobody Can Find
The mechanic, the dentist, the bakery — why good Alberta businesses still lose customers to competitors that are simply easier to find online.
Why Alberta’s Home Services Matter Now and into 2027
When Albertans think about the places they rely on most, it often isn’t big stores or flashy brands that come to mind first. It’s the dependable local businesses that show up when you need them — the people who fix your furnace in February, unclog your drain after a long weekend, or install new windows before winter arrives.
Are You Paying For Leads – Just To Lose The Job
Every service business eventually reaches for the same lever: spend more on ads. More traffic, more calls, more form fills. It feels like the obvious move — until the results don’t scale with the budget.
Before the First Shovel: What $510 Million in Pipes Means for Alberta’s Trades
Alberta just landed nearly a billion dollars for infrastructure thats the invisible first step that goes in before the homes get built. Here’s what it actually means for the province’s pipefitters, electricians, and trades, from the ground up.
You Didn’t Do Anything Wrong – Google Just Stopped Picking You
Alberta home service businesses like plumbers, electricians, and landscapers are losing customers to Google’s new Ask Maps AI without knowing it — here’s what’s happening, and how to fix it.
Meta’s Alberta Data Centre and an Undisclosed Financier
A federal Crown corporation quietly financed the gas plant behind Meta’s $13-billion Alberta data centre — and stayed silent about it for three weeks. Here’s how the story broke, and what it reveals about who’s really paying for Alberta’s AI boom.
Alberta Let AI Read Every Line of Its Code. Then It Gave the Playbook Away
Alberta used AI to scan 466 million lines of government code in 20 hours — then published its entire playbook free for other governments. The inside story.