4 d. ago Alberta looks to allow hydrogen blending to heat homes and businesses

Alberta is looking to add hydrogen blending into the province’s natural gas distribution system for residential and commercial heating as well as move to a day-ahead market and a cost-causation model for transmission infrastructure.  Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf tabled legislation on Thursday that, if passed, will forward the province’s 2021 Hydrogen Roadmap and […]

Economics

4 d. ago Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

The government of Alberta has tabled legislation to allow hydrogen to be used as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says could also reduce emissions.

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4 d. ago Legal groups lose $10M in funding under new Alberta bill allowing minister to veto grants, law foundation says

The United Conservative government’s Bill 39 is politicizing funding for legal groups, leading to $10 million in lost funding for low-income community law clinics and Indigenous legal services, a group of non-profits say. The Alberta Law Foundation and the Opposition NDP held a news conference Thursday to speak out against the bill, which is now […]

Politics

4 d. ago Legal groups lose $10M in funding under new Alberta bill allowing minister to 'politicize' grants, law foundation says

The United Conservative government’s Bill 39 is politicizing how justice system non-profits are funded, leading to $10 million in cuts to low-income community law clinics and Indigenous legal services, lawyers and opposition politicians say. The Alberta Law Foundation and the provincial NDP held a press conference Thursday to speak out against the bill, which is […]

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4 d. ago Alberta law foundation says minister nixed $10M in funding for legal groups as new bill threatens to 'politicize' grants

The United Conservative government’s Bill 39 is politicizing how justice system non-profits are funded, leading to $10 million in cuts to low-income community law clinics and Indigenous legal services, lawyers and Opposition politicians say. The justice minister, however, says his decisions about the grants have been “unfairly and inaccurately mischaracterized.” The Alberta Law Foundation and […]

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1 week ago Province announces $8.5 million for rural utilities, remote area heating allowance programs

"This funding means more families in rural and remote areas can keep their lights on and their homes warm."

Economics

2 w. ago Alberta government implements temporary measures allowing reservists to deploy to G7

CALGARY – The Alberta government has implemented temporary measures to allow military reservists to deploy as part of June’s G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis Country. Canada will host the leaders of the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as the European Union at the meeting scheduled June 15-17. Alberta […]

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