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Calgary’s major housing market has been rated seriously unaffordable in a new international report, with home prices listed at 4.3 times gross median household income.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n7uns56  

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s approval rating has taken a hit, according to a new Angus Reid survey — an all-time low since she was first elected.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ms5ezaex     

Work is underway to replace and upgrade electricity meters located at homes throughout Red Deer at no cost to residents for the new meter or installation.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2tvyb2v6  

Water is flowing through a massive pipeline in Okotoks, opening a new chapter for the region.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3be7hdpp     

Want to live like a billionaire?       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2r68ysvc  

OPEC is sticking to its view that the oil market will remain relatively tight through next year, with demand growth expected to continue outpacing non-OPEC+ supply additions despite months of war-related disruption and elevated prices.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fcr87jf     

Alberta’s economy is staying the course despite uncertain tariff policies from the United States and the impact of the U.S and Israel-Iran war on global oil supply, according to a new report released Thursday.        Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4h9bwrm7  

The City of Edmonton has launched a new plan aimed at attracting global investment and developing a thriving local economy, but critics say the strategy doesn’t go far enough to achieve those goals.        Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mmv79saf       

The trend of falling prices and sales in Calgary’s resale real estate market continued in May. Calgary Real Estate Board statistics for the month show resales fell nearly 16 per cent year over year with 2,162 transactions.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4d3nzts5  

Taxpayers who filed requests to make changes to their income tax returns may be waiting up to 47 weeks for those changes to be processed by the Canada Revenue Agency, according to a watchdog.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2h5kmn9f  

Calgary’s surrounding communities’ resale real estate markets saw a mix of results in May with some municipalities seeing growth while others struggled to see gains in prices and sales.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3k4fhb9r  

The City of Edmonton is configuring options for its bus rapid transit, also known as BRT, routes down Whyte Avenue ahead of changes to the busy Old Strathcona central strip.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yc793w8z    

Canada’s oil and gas sector is facing a major hiring challenge.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4262v24h    

The Alberta government’s frontman on AI says the province could see shovels in the ground for some large-scale data centres by the end of the summer.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3x8zrny2