12 h. ago Bell: Smith tells Canada hands off Alberta oil, while Ford no hero

Premier Danielle Smith resists more calls for a tax on U.S.-bound Alberta oil and gas but for how long as the pressure goes up?

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14 h. ago Unpaid Oil & Gas Taxes: Worsening Crisis Calls for a Collaborative Solution

As rural municipalities struggle with increasing unpaid oil and gas property taxes, RMA proposes a collaborative approach to Alberta Municipal Affairs and Alberta Energy and Minerals. Nisku, AB, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) has conducted a member survey identifying that as of December 31, 2024, at least $253.9 […]

Economics

40 h. ago Alberta energy minister hopes royalty changes help move pipelines forward

CALGARY — Alberta’s energy minister is hoping that by changing the way the province receives royalties from oilsands bitumen, it may give pipeline companies the certainty they need to build new projects connecting Canada’s resources to global markets. The province currently takes royalties from conventional production in-kind, or in oil itself, rather than cash. It […]

Politics

44 h. ago Alberta government says premier in talks with potential overseas heavy oil buyer

Province did not identify the company or say what part of the world it is based in

Politics

44 h. ago Alberta government in talks with potential overseas heavy oil buyer

The province has announced it will collect bitumen royalties in the form of the heavy oil itself, as opposed to cash.

Politics

6 d. ago Tariff on sand is a major blow to Alberta's oil patch: industry experts

Train car after train car, filled with Wisconsin sand. It’s vital to the Alberta oil and gas industry. Of the approximately eight million tonnes of sand the Canadian oil and gas industry uses every year, about two-thirds of it comes from the state of Wisconsin. As of this week, it’s on the list of American […]

Politics

7 d. ago Varcoe: Last call for U.S. booze, but Alberta will keep serving oil and gas in tariff war

'The diplomatic approach has not yielded the success we hoped and so we do need to get tougher. We do need to put elbows-up'

Economics

7 d. ago Bell: Danielle Smith slams Trump and she'll still be called a traitor

You thought Premier Danielle Smith was President Donald Trump's pal, no matter what? Think again

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7 d. ago Bell: Trump slammed by Danielle Smith while she defends Alberta oil

Premier Danielle Smith slams President Donald Trump but the leftists still think she's a traitor for not selling out Alberta

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7 d. ago Bell: Danielle Smith slams Trump after trying to win him over

Premier Danielle Smith slams President Donald Trump but the leftists still think she's a traitor for not selling out Alberta

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7 d. ago Alberta responds to Trump tariffs with ‘buy Canadian’ plan but leaves oil exports off the table

'Cutting off energy entirely would make Canada the bad guy... and we don't want that,' said Smith

Economics

8 d. ago Letters, March 5: Trade war will hurt, but offers Canada an opportunity

Should Alberta stop oil exports to the U.S.? Vote in our daily poll! We have to quit panicking about tariffs. Yes it will be hard for everyone, no one will be untouched. But this just may be the opportunity that we didn’t know we needed. It is a big world out there and we do […]

Economics

1 week ago Red ink, tax cuts, debt payments: Highlights of Alberta’s 2025 budget

Alberta’s finances, tied to the rollercoaster ride that is oil prices, are once again plunging: the 2025 budget predicts a $5.2-billion deficit with no immediate relief in sight.

Economics

1 week ago Canada’s Oil Heartland Sees Trade War Sparking Budget Shortfall

Alberta, Canada’s top oil-producing province, is projecting its first budget deficit after four years of surpluses as the prospect of a trade war with the US weighs on the outlook for economic growth and oil revenue.

Economics

3 w. ago Alberta Energy Regulator penalizes Cancen Oil Processors Inc. for contravening an environmental protection order under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued an administrative penalty to Cancen Oil Processors Inc. (Cancen) for contravening an environmental protection order (EPO) and thereby contravening section 227(i) of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA). A copy of the decision is on the AER’s Compliance Dashboard.   On […]

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3 w. ago Alberta oil company fined $15K for not reporting release of toxic sour gas

EDMONTON — An Alberta oil and gas company has been fined $15,000 for failing to report a potentially lethal amount of hydrogen sulphide, or sour gas, had been released into the atmosphere. In its decision, the Alberta Energy Regulator says a tank at a Mcland Resources work site near the hamlet of Tees, northeast of […]

Economics

3 w. ago Alberta oil and gas company fined $15K for not reporting release of toxic sour gas

The Alberta Energy Regulator says people several kilometres downwind from the site called with concerns.

Economics