Region

Recent stories about region


https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2025/04/23/uofa-h2-4252.jpg
hydrogen technology

U of A launches Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, aiming for 'transformational impact'

The University of Alberta is launching the Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, Workforce Development and Outreach to influence policy, pair researchers with industry, and develop new technologies.

Read the story
Two people installing solar panels on a roof
engagement zoning

Calls for public engagement: Naturalization, vehicles for hire, green economy

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decisions about naturalization, vehicles for hire, green industries, and more.

Read the story
A smiling woman poses with two types of fibre made from hemp.
business technology

Hemp-based fibre could create a new Canadian industry, founder says

Leila Lawson, the founder and chief technology officer of Zylotex, is on a mission to build a new industry in the Edmonton region around fibres made from hemp.

Read the story
An overhead shot of Wabamun in Parkland County.
region housing

Parkland County's new land use bylaw proposes more density

Proposed amendments to Parkland County's land use bylaw would allow for denser development in larger hamlets, add regulations for short-term rentals, and protect prime agricultural land.

Read the story
Santiago Lopez and Kristin Panylyk de Lopez in one of their coffee shops
food business

The Colombian brews plans for rapid expansion

On the heels of opening two new cafés in six months in the Edmonton region, the founders of The Colombian are on a mission to grow their business exponentially.

Read the story
A drone flies above grass with a city skyline in the far background.
technology business

New drone rules see regional companies plan for takeoff

Two companies from the region are already capitalizing on Transport Canada's planned November 2025 updates to its rules, which will allow drones to fly beyond the line of sight of their operators for the first time.

Read the story
The co-founders of TransPod pose in front of their prototype for ultra-high speed rail.
business technology

TransPod aimed for speed but points to province's rail plan for pause in building test track

The Toronto-based company that gained welcome from the provincial government in 2020 to test and build a hyperloop that would travel at 1,000 kilometres per hour between Edmonton and Calgary said it now hopes to construct a full-scale test guideway in Edmonton in 2026, after pausing for the province to complete its Passenger Rail Master Plan.

Read the story
Servers inside of a data centre.
business technology

Provincial push for data centres could spike emissions, researcher says

The provincial government's effort to attract $100 billion in investment in hyperscale data centres in just five years would worsen Alberta's already outsized emissions from electricity production and could not be accommodated by the current public grid, a Pembina Institute researcher said.

Read the story
Premier Danielle Smith stands at a podium on the grounds of a truck stop.
hydrogen business

Hydrogen fuelling station closed less than one year after opening to government fanfare

Alberta's first commercial hydrogen fuelling station has been shipped back to the United States, its American owner has filed for bankruptcy, and the company's once convicted former CEO has been pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Read the story