A pumpjack is seen surrounded by canola on the eastern edge of Calgary. UCP Leader Danielle Smith began her first official campaign announcement this month in front of a home […]
Read MoreAlberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2023. Reuters Voters in Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta head to […]
Read MoreWhen I arrived in Alberta recently to report an upcoming political story, there was no shortage of people wanting to talk about politics and the provincial election on May 29. […]
Read MoreOnly a party terribly versed in Alberta’s chief industry would propose such a damaging tax increase that would primarily affect its province’s main sector. However, Alberta’s NDP did just that, […]
Read MoreFormer finance minister Jason Nixon has vowed the UCP will balance the provincial budget regardless of oil prices. First the good news: oil price fundamentals are shifting in a way […]
Read MoreGracie waits patiently for an owner outside the Calgary-Klein returning office in northeast Calgary on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Article content What’s happening now Article content Critics from numerous areas […]
Read MoreDALL·E generated image of big pipeline leaking a gusher of dollars, digital art Canada has a climate change problem: its fossil fuel industry. It’s just sufficiently big enough at 6%-7% […]
Read MoreAlberta Energy Minister Peter Guthrie and NDP MLA Marlin Schmidt in the legislature in Edmonton on March 14, 2023. (Source: Government of Alberta) A fiery exchange over whether Alberta should […]
Read MoreOver the past six months, Imperial Oil has been lobbying the Alberta government, including the Premier’s Office and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), on “cost effective regulatory requirements” regarding continuous […]
Read MoreAn oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary on July 21, 2014. Article content Remember the bitumen bubble? How about Alberta’s oil curtailment conundrum? Article content Gone. […]
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