Pinned Primary
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June 11, 2019
EDMONTON — Alberta will bring in legislation this fall to create a Crown corporation backstopped by $1 billion to help First Nations invest in major energy projects like pipelines. Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement after meeting with chiefs f… Read More ➝
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June 6, 2019
WEYBURN, Sask. — Organizers put Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on a love seat as the two addressed delegates at an oil and gas trade show in Weyburn, south of Regina, Wednesday afternoon. The furniture fit the mood as … Read More ➝
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June 4, 2019
OTTAWA — Andrew Scheer is promising that a Conservative government would negotiate a deal to eliminate trade barriers among Canada’s provinces. The Conservative leader made the commitment Tuesday as he outlined his vision for “a stronger and freer fed… Read More ➝
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June 4, 2019
EDMONTON — Alberta’s consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell. The province stopped charging the tax last week, … Read More ➝
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June 3, 2019
BURNABY, B.C. — The mayor of Burnaby, B.C., says he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss his concerns about the risk of a fire at a tank farm in his city, which would be the terminus of an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline. Mike Hurley sai… Read More ➝
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May 31, 2019
EDMONTON — Alberta’s consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one. The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heating fuels just after midnight Thursday morning. Pr… Read More ➝