A pipeline. A province. And a project that could reshape communities across Alberta. In Fort McMurray last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the proposed Pacific Link pipeline — a major West Coast oil pipeline designated as a Project of National Interest under the Building Canada Act. For Alberta’s rural municipalities, a project of this scale is about more than moving oil from one place to another. It is about roads, housing, water systems and...

Welcome to Municipal Affairs, Live for this Monday, October 5th. With just 12 days to go until British Columbia’s municipal elections on October 17th, we’re entering the final stretch of what has been an unusually busy election season across the province, with municipal and provincial campaigns taking place at the same time. Today, we want to step away from the campaign rhetoric and hear directly from the people on the ground about what they’re seeing and hearing in their communities. Joining...

Good Morning and welcome to Municipal Affairs Live. Vancouver is a city with enormous potential—and enormous challenges. Housing affordability, homelessness, public safety, infrastructure, climate resilience, and the rising cost of living are affecting residents across the city. The question isn't simply whether we understand these problems. The question is: what are we actually going to do about them? And today, we're having a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Rebecca Hasdell, public health...