Premier Rachel Notley has committed to holding the election sometime next March, April or May, as mandated in legislation, meaning the campaign could begin as early as February. Continue reading
“We don’t actually need Ottawa’s sympathy. We need Ottawa’s full attention,” Notley said prior to a cabinet meeting Monday morning. Continue reading
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi is asking the National Energy Board to make sure Canada’s oil pipelines are being used as efficiently as possible. Continue reading
Employers in Alberta are no longer allowed to mandate high heels in the workplace. Continue reading
Alberta’s finance minister says the widening gap in the price Canadian oil is fetching won’t affect this year’s budget, but if left unchecked will mean hard times ahead. Continue reading
Starting in 2022, Calgary and Edmonton would split base funding of $500 million for the first year, then see those funds rise or fall based on provincial revenues. Continue reading
Alberta’s finance minister says Ottawa’s latest fiscal update shows the federal government doesn’t appreciate how badly the price squeeze on western Canadian crude is hurting the Canadian economy. Continue reading
The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada rose to a record 269,829 barrels per day in September. Continue reading
A Calgary MLA who has refused to take her seat in the Alberta legislature to protest what she has called a “toxic culture” in the building says she is now planning to return after speaking to her constituents. Continue reading
The Alberta Party caucus is calling on the province to curtail all oil production. Continue reading
