Matthew Scace

The Canadian Press

Matthew Scace is a reporter for The Canadian Press.

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'A great idea': How office conversions could resurrect Calgary's ailing downtown

The city and developers are declaring victory over a program that offers payouts to turn abandoned office towers into apartments, but there's still debate about whether the conversions will effectively turn around the city's downtown.

Prairie canola producers brace for 'devastating' 100 per cent tariffs from China

Just mere weeks away from when farmers plant their first seeds, China is to enact a 100 per cent levy on Canadian canola oil and meal, plus a 25 per cent duty on seafood and pork.

Alberta's energy minister says province won't use public money to clean up abandoned wells

Alberta's energy minister says the government will not draw on the public purse to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells.

Federal, Alberta governments offer more aid to fire-ravaged Jasper

The federal and Alberta governments are ushering in new support for Jasper, Alta., as the mountain town continues to rebuild from last summer's devastating wildfires.

Alberta wildfire conditions better than last year, minister says

Muted wildfire activity is giving Alberta's government optimism after last year's grim start to the season, but experts say dry conditions could easily flip that narrative.

Demolitions go ahead in Calgary neighbourhood for transit station that may never come

Steel snapped and tumbled to the snow-covered concrete on Wednesday as bulldozers ripped away pieces of Calgary's Eau Claire Market, a plucky mall near the Bow River built in the early 1990s.

Canadian ice climbers to converge on downtown Edmonton for world championship

Some of the world's best ice climbers are coming to Edmonton next month. A towering ice wall has been set up in the city's river valley for the Ice Climbing World Cup.

$112M in provincial funding for Jasper housing rebuild 'can't be spent' amid impasse: minister

Alberta's social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vision for the town's post-wildfire rebuild.