The recent WELLSTAR acquisition of software company Healthquest follows in the footsteps of other local tech exits, including WinTax and Granify, as it is not a simple financial transaction but ...

On this day in 1916, one of Edmonton's most storied hotels was hosting an orchestra performance. The Hotel Selkirk was once one of the city's most popular places for visitors and locals alike. However ...

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about waste, public engagement, development, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live. Commercial Waste ...

In 2024, Taproot reported on several stories that continued to evolve after we published them. Here are some updates. Then what? Heartland told Strathcona County council that requiring underground ...

In 2024, Taproot reported on several stories that continued to evolve after we published them. Here are some updates. What's next? The search for a new executive director for Startup TNT is underway.

Non-profit organizations could slow the loss of inexpensive rental units by purchasing the buildings they are in before real estate investment trusts can, according to a housing expert consulting on ...

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about recreation, engaging communities, arts and heritage, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live. Engage ...

A gaming executive says the recent layoffs at Inflexion Games and the full closure of Humanoid Origin have been influenced by investment in gaming companies being scaled back and the ongoing absence ...

In a year-end interview with Taproot, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said council's declaration of a housing and houselessness emergency in January led to real change, despite provincial criticism at the time ...

Drink pouches are ubiquitous but hard to recycle, a problem that a new three-year research project by the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation at NAIT's Applied Research department is ...

Numbers give news context, heft, and depth — and 2024 had lots of them. For example, the number of people without stable housing in Edmonton increased by more than 2,000, to 4,697. Meanwhile, a ...

A provincial portal aimed at identifying processes that slow home construction could zero in on a proposed City of Edmonton policy aimed at pushing suburbs to be complete before starting a new ...