15 h. ago Alberta releases its pension survey results, 63% opposed to leaving CPP

Alberta's finance ministry provided the results to Postmedia this week after a 21-month wait and the involvement of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

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3 d. ago Take Back Alberta facing collection notice as it appeals $112K in Elections Alberta fines

Take Back Alberta is appealing after an Elections Alberta investigation found it violated multiple election finance laws and accepted money from out-of-province and American contributors

Politics

7 d. ago Alberta premier faces raucous, angry town hall on province’s coal policy

FORT MACLEOD — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful on Wednesday night from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province’s coal policy. About 500 people, dressed in cowboy hats, belt buckles, and jeans, packed a community hall in Fort Macleod, Alta., for an […]

Events

7 d. ago NDP leader says Carney needs to update Parliament on trade talks

OTTAWA — Interim NDP Leader Don Davies is accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney of not being transparent about negotiations with the U.S. on getting President Donald Trump’s tariffs lifted. Davies said Wednesday that Parliament has not been kept in the loop on what Carney and Trump are talking about behind closed doors, or whether Ottawa […]

Politics

7 d. ago Alberta Milk launches “Farm to Table” campaign to celebrate local dairy and the people behind it

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alberta Milk is proud to announce the launch of its latest campaign, Farm to Table: a celebration of Alberta’s local food culture and the hardworking dairy farmers who help nourish our province. Amidst a global backdrop of economic uncertainty and shifting trade priorities, Albertans are more focused […]

Culture

8 d. ago Stantec Announces the Closing of $425 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

(All financial figures are expressed in Canadian dollars) EDMONTON, Alberta, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stantec Inc. (“Stantec”) (TSX, NYSE: STN), a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture and environmental consulting, announced the closing of its previously announced private placement offering (the “Offering”) of $425 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due […]

Economics

8 d. ago The Alberta Energy Regulator publishes its 2024 Pipeline Performance Report

CALGARY, AB, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has released its 2024 Pipeline Performance Report, the latest in its annual series tracking industry performance on pipeline safety across the province. The AER regulates more than 400 000 kilometres of pipeline within Alberta’s borders that transport natural gas, crude oil and refined […]

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9 d. ago Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report

CALGARY — A report says new cleanup rules for renewable energy sites are hurting the competitiveness of Alberta’s industry. Business Renewables Centre-Canada analyzed the reclamation security requirements for renewables in 27 jurisdictions and found Alberta’s are now the most costly. Under a code of practice for solar and wind projects published last week, the Alberta […]

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1 week ago CUPE Alberta Calls on Minister Nicolaides to Prevent Education Crisis After Federal Funding Cuts

EDMONTON, Alberta — CUPE Alberta is sounding the alarm over a looming crisis in the province’s K–12 education system as hundreds of educational assistants (EAs) across the province face job losses following the withdrawal of most of the federal Jordan’s Principle funding for non-reserve schools. Jordan’s Principle is a federal policy intended to ensure First […]

Politics

2 w. ago ‘There’s no barriers for Mother Nature’: Wildfires continue to burn out of control near oilsands plants

Precautionary evacuations have become the norm in an industry that has grown used to dealing with wildfires

Events

2 w. ago Alberta Fire Threat Stabilizes as Rain Slows Some Blazes’ Growth

Alberta’s wildfire threat stabilized as rain slowed the growth of some blazes that have forced evacuations and shut about 7% of Canada’s daily oil production.

Events

2 w. ago Alberta Wildfires Shut Down About 7% of Canada’s Oil Production

Wildfires in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production — about 7% of the country’s output — as a major blaze near the province’s eastern border menaces oil sands operations.

Events

2 w. ago Ontario inks trade deals with Saskatchewan and Alberta ahead of meeting with Carney

Both deals pledge to advance measures that would see provinces allow the sale of alcohol directly to consumers

Economics

2 w. ago Stantec Announces Private Offering of $425 Million Senior Unsecured Notes

(All financial figures are expressed in Canadian dollars) EDMONTON, Alberta, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stantec Inc. (“Stantec”) (TSX, NYSE: STN), a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture and environmental consulting announced that it has priced a private placement offering (the “Offering”) of $425 million aggregate principal amount of 4.374% senior unsecured notes due […]

Economics

2 w. ago Pembina Pipeline Corporation Announces Redemption of Series 19 Preferred Shares

All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. CALGARY, Alberta — Pembina Pipeline Corporation (“Pembina” or the “Company”) (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today its intention to redeem its issued and outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares, Series 19 (“Series 19 Shares”) (TSX: PPL.PR.S) on June 30, 2025 (the […]

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2 w. ago Alberta Wildfires Approach Oil Sands, Threatening More Output

Wildfires in Alberta are threatening almost half a million barrels of daily crude production as heat and wind push the flames closer to massive oil sands well sites.

Events

3 w. ago Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil Output

Wildfires are threatening about 4% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches major production sites.

Events

3 w. ago Alberta policies have dampened investor confidence in renewables: report

CALGARY — A report from clean energy think tank Pembina Institute suggests investor confidence in Alberta’s renewables sector has been dampened by provincial policy moves. Authors of the report released Wednesday looked at the provincial electrical system operator’s queue of projects waiting to connect to the grid between 2021 and 2024. That data gave them […]

Events

3 w. ago Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs: report

A new report is warning the annual levy charged to Alberta oil companies to fund the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells remains too low to keep up with the rate of surrendering. The report, written by former University of Calgary Public Interest Law Clinic lawyer Drew Yewchuk, says this year’s levy rate combined […]

Economics

3 w. ago South Africa denies bending the rules to give Musk’s Starlink preferential treatment

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born tech billionaire Elon Musk. Under South African law, foreign-owned companies are required to sell 30% of their subsidiaries to […]

Economics