Alberta Innovates is investing more than $14 million in shared infrastructure across semiconductors, defence, and agri-food — and attracting nearly $48 million in partner contributions in the process. The real story isn’t the funding. It’s what happens when a province decides to stop watching its best ideas leave.
Alberta is attracting 90% of Canada’s planned AI data centers. Here’s why the province’s cheap energy, cold climate, and available land are making it the most sought-after address in North America’s AI boom.
Alberta businesses have always been built on referrals — a neighbour’s recommendation, a name heard at the rink, a trusted face in the community. The referral hasn’t changed. Where it happens has.
A century-old hamlet south of Calgary lost its grain elevators, its bank and its car dealership over the past fifty years. A new $210-million plant just gave Wheatland County its biggest hiring event in a generation.
Alberta’s biggest growth challenge isn’t attracting investment — it’s finding enough skilled people to power it. Here’s why a billion dollar student aid commitment may be the most important infrastructure decision the province has made in years.
Alberta’s Passenger Rail Master Plan was released June 5, 2026. The province is investing $15 million over three years for early planning and industry engagement.
Alberta’s $1 billion investment in student aid is about more than helping students afford school. It is also a long-term investment in the skilled workforce needed to support the province’s future growth, businesses, and communities.
Albertans aren’t spending hours researching — they’re making quick real-time trust point decisions based on the reassurance of names they recognize. Find out why some local businesses get the call and others don’t.
A new Business Council of Alberta analysis highlights five major trends shaping Alberta’s economy, from GDP growth and investment to labour pressures, diversification, and the changing role of local businesses.
Drive through almost any neighbourhood in Red Deer and you’ll notice it — the house that makes you slow down without quite knowing why. The answer is usually in the finish.