Re. “Latest budget aimed squarely at generating votes in Edmonton,” Don Braid, March 1 Don Braid laments the current Alberta budget as a “galling” attempt to curry favour with Edmonton voters. A cursory glance at the budget reveals the contrary.

This four year old, three-bedroom house was outwardly similar to three other properties for sale in a growing subdivision in the southwest end of Edmonton, but its price started lower at $655,000. Ten visitors toured the home and one came back with an offer that cut $3,

Alberta’s premier says the tentative deal between the province, the City of Edmonton and the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) meant to draw more visitors and residents Downtown demonstrates a commitment to fairness between the province’s two largest cities.

Although the competition marks Proctor’s U Sports debut, the Edmonton native is well-versed in high-level championships. At the U20 World Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru, Proctor sprinted to three personal bests (in two days) to earn herself a silver medal in the 400m.

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Edmonton is getting an influx of public dollars to expand its entertainment district around the home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, two years after the provincial government committed hundreds of millions for a new arena in Calgary.

In Calgary, the UCP will raise the amount taken by the tax from $883 million to $1.03 billion. This means a tax hike of about $240 for Calgary homeowners. In Edmonton, it appears the increase will only be about $92.

Vacancy rates for Edmonton are on the decline, particularly in the suburbs – with a shift toward more urban, mixed-use concepts.

Police say Dylan James Shott, 32, was teaching high school classes at the time of the alleged assaults, but the girl who reported him is not a student at his former school.

Calgary saw one of the steepest decreases in both rental types. One-bedroom average monthly rent in the city fell more than eight per cent year over year to $1,670 in February, while two-bedroom rent dropped nearly six per cent to $2,000 a month.