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Almost $13 million to be paid to Grande Prairie hospital subcontractors, others

The Canadian Press May 21, 2019

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A court has ordered that nearly $13 million in Alberta government funds be paid to subcontractors and others involved in the building of a new hospital in Grande Prairie.In September, the province terminated…

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Alberta halts construction of lab to allow incoming UCP a chance to review it

The Canadian Press Apr 23, 2019

EDMONTON — Alberta has halted construction of a medical superlab, saying it wants to allow the just-elected United Conservative government time to review the project.An Alberta infrastructure representative says in an email that the…

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‘Reverse migration’ dents Calgary’s daunting downtown office vacancy rate

The Canadian Press Apr 20, 2019

CALGARY – Colliers International says a rising trend of ``reverse migration'' is starting to bring office tenants back into Calgary's core, resulting in a decline in the downtown vacancy rate during the first three months of the year.…

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Anchor store expected to help largely vacant mall attract merchants, shoppers

By Dan Healing – THE CANADIAN PRESS Mar 20, 2019

CALGARY – Ten months after tenants started moving into the still mostly empty New Horizon Mall just north of Calgary, its first anchor tenant is being announced this week.That means the grand opening originally scheduled for October…

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Prairie landlords singing (slightly) happier tune as rents rise, vacancies slip

Dan Healing – THE CANADIAN PRESS Mar 18, 2019

CALGARY – Four years after an oil price crash that's been blamed for more than 40,000 oilpatch job cuts in Western Canada, stability is returning to the residential rental market.Apartment owners including Boardwalk REIT and Mainstreet…

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Study says it makes sense to have mass transit to Banff National Park from Calgary

THE CANADIAN PRESS Mar 1, 2019

A feasibility study says bus or passenger rail service between Calgary and Banff National Park would make sense, but the high price tag would need provincial and federal government help.The study, which was released Wednesday, was…

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UCP leader promises to fight ‘stress test’ changes to help home buyers

Dean Bennett, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 31, 2019

Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's government has failed to fight back against Ottawa's stricter rules on mortgages and he would push for changes to make it easier to buy a home."If you elect a United…

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‘Restore and rebuild Waterton:’ $21M from Ottawa for fire damaged national park

Lauren Krugel, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 25, 2019

Ottawa is spending almost $21 million to help Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta bounce back from a destructive wildfire that scorched nearly 40 per cent of it."This funding really is a kick-start to get some of that…

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Alberta government to partially backstop new $2 billion bitumen upgrader

Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 22, 2019

The Alberta government is providing a $440-million loan guarantee to help a Calgary-based company build a bitumen upgrader east of Edmonton.Value Creation Inc. says it's ready to break ground on the $2-billion upgrader that would…

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Woman offers luxury Alberta home for just $25 and a flair for the written word

THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 21, 2019

A southern Alberta woman who has been having trouble finding a buyer for her luxury home with a panoramic mountain view has turned to the power of the written word to help find a new owner. Alla Wagner has lived in her $1.7-million rural…

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