Friday, July 4, 2025
Calgary unveils design for city’s new event centre
The City of Calgary and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) revealed the design for Calgary’s new event centre – formally named Scotia Place. The…
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Alberta and the Northwest Territories to collaborate on economic corridors projects
The governments of Alberta and the Northwest Territories announced the signing of an agreement to collaborate on economic corridors projects to support growth and development…
Alberta Legislature grounds to see return of fountains
The Government of Alberta announced the completion of the new reflecting pool and dome fountain on the legislative grounds, after being closed for construction since…
Alberta investing $43M for Advanced Skills Centre at NAIT
The Government of Alberta announced it is investing $43 million to plan the Advanced Skills Centre (ASC) at NAIT, training an additional 4,200 apprentices yearly.…
Saskatchewan and Alberta partner to advance nuclear power generation
The Governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the development of nuclear power generation in support of both…
Alberta government announces development of Passenger Rail Master Plan
The Government of Alberta announced it will develop a Passenger Rail Master Plan as the foundation to advancing passenger rail in the province. According to…
Alberta budget includes $1.9B for construction of major highway projects
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors announced as part of Budget 2024, it is investing $1.9 billion for planning, design and construction of major highway and…
City of Calgary releases final agreements for Event Centre Block project
The City of Calgary and its partners have released the final agreements for the event centre block and new community infrastructure improvements in Calgary’s Culture…
Alberta funding $11.3M state-of-the-art power engineering lab
The Government of Alberta announced it is investing $11.3 million for a state-of-the-art power engineering lab at Northwestern Polytechnic. Demand for power engineers is growing…
Alberta announces new Anthony Henday lanes open in southwest Edmonton
The Government of Alberta announced that construction to widen the southwest leg of Anthony Henday Drive is now complete. To reduce congestion and travel time…
Alberta awards first contract to begin twinning Highway 3
The Government of Alberta announced it has awarded the first contract to begin twinning Highway 3. Through $179.7 million in provincial funding, this first phase…
Alberta announces opening of new Norwood West building at the Gene Zwozdesky Centre
The Government of Alberta announced the opening of the new Norwood West building at the Gene Zwozdesky Centre. The opening of the new Norwood West…
Government of Alberta celebrates opening of affordable housing in Fort Saskatchewan
The Government of Alberta, the City of Fort Saskatchewan and the Heartland Housing Foundation celebrated the grand opening of the Muriel Ross Abdurahman housing facility.…
New Calgary event centre deal reached between city, province and CSEC
More than a year after a previous arrangement to build a new event centre in downtown Calgary, a new agreement between the City of Calgary,…
Edmonton City Council gives final approval for new affordable and supportive housing
The City of Edmonton City Council announced the approval of two new affordable and supportive housing projects. The two developments—City-led supportive housing in Holyrood and…
Alberta investing in courthouse infrastructure across the province
The Government of Alberta announced courthouse infrastructure improvements, including Red Deer, which is getting a new building with additional courtrooms while Brooks, Hinton and Peace…
$10M renovations at Lloydminster high school now complete
The governments of Saskatchewan, Alberta, the City of Lloydminster, and Lloydminster Catholic School Division celebrated the completion of renovations and additions at Holy Rosary High…
Health care services expanded in Calgary with Peter Lougheed Centre redevelopment
The Government of Alberta announced that Phase 1 of Calgary’s Peter Lougheed Centre redevelopment has been completed. “The redeveloped emergency department at the Peter Lougheed…
Calgary, Alberta government to conduct study on feasibility of airport rail connection
The Government of Alberta announced it is partnering with the City of Calgary to study the optimal rail alignment between downtown Calgary and the Calgary…
Province plans extension of Highway 686 to connect northern Alberta
The Government of Alberta announced it has signed an agreement with Loon River First Nation, Peerless Trout First Nation and Bigstone Cree Nation to begin…
Alberta highway improvements moving ahead with RFPs issued for engineering work
The Government of Alberta announced a request for proposals for engineering work has been issued to pave Highway 686 between east of Highway 88, near…
Alberta invests $8M for the twinning of Hwy. 19 between QEII and Hwy. 60
The Government of Alberta announced an $8 million investment for the twinning of Highway 19 to improve safety and support the transportation of heavy industrial…
Prairie provinces sign agreement to work together on transportation corridors
Ministers for highways and transportation in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance economic corridors and support the movement of…
New interchange on QEII Highway north of Calgary
The Government of Alberta announced it is investing $51 million over three years to replace the interchange at the intersection of Highway 566 and the…