Greatest Boom Ever

The price for natural gas is set to decrease during the next three-month period, while power prices remain at the minimum mandated rate.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/vn27arsz  

South Australians are cutting costs on their health expenses, including dental check-ups and mental health appointments, in order to fight mortgage pressures, new research shows.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ahzk8eja  

Just minutes into U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to the nation Wednesday night, S&P 500 futures erased US$550 billion in value and oil prices surged by per cent on his threats to bomb Iran “back to the stone age.”       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4yxyurt4     

The town of Canmore is welcoming the province’s proposed changes to property tax legislation that would exempt Alberta residents from paying higher taxes on properties occupied for less than half the year.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2ufn4uyk      

President Donald Trump said Friday the United States could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and “take the oil and make a fortune,” framing control of the world’s most critical energy chokepoint as both a strategic and economic opportunity.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mrxt2amc  

A beachside Geelong suburb has revealed the goldilocks zone for buyers looking to downsize without moving into a unit.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4u69ec8c     

Alberta’s a sunny spot on a cloudy economic horizon for Canada, shows the latest quarterly report from Deloitte.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ydkufyjz     

Resales in Canada’s real estate market continue to slide, a new report has found, showing little signs of momentum toward a recovery. National Bank of Canada Capital Markets published its Housing Market Monitor report in March, finding sales edged downward month over month in February more than one per cent. That is the fourth consecutive monthly decline.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y5shjj8k        

A proposed McDonald’s drive-thru in southwest Calgary will not move ahead following significant pushback from residents, says Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/uun685dr    

The Town of Okotoks wants to kickstart commercial growth within town limits with the approval of a major development plan near Air Ranch.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yracdzfu     

Red Deer Regional Airport says one of its local partners, Air Spray, has begun to conduct spring training.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y2jh48pc       

Funding is available for Hatters looking to make environmental and energy-conscious upgrades to their homes and new builds through one of five separate 2026 HAT Smart incentives.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mr3h5rys  

Members of the Municipal Planning Commission unanimously approved an application to rezone 21 Ranchlands Blvd. to allow for a mid-rise apartment building that would exceed three  storeys .       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/393sttxc     

Australians are ready to make a monumental change to the property market, calling for the slashing of investor tax  perks  and redirecting money into social housing, new research reveals.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/ms9dvups