‘They are absolutely huge:’ Wolves attack in Northern Saskatchewan as animals lose fear of humans
From the dining hall, it sounded like a fight – a midnight scuffle between feuding workers at the Cigar Lake... View Article
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NDP says Alberta will have 30 per cent renewable power by 2030 but questions loom
James Wood, Calgary Herald Canada’s NDP government says it’s committed to having 30 per cent of the province’s electricity supply come... View Article
Post Office task force report tells the Liberals precisely what they didn’t want to hear
If mail service came accompanied with appropriate sound effects, a task force report on Canada’s postal operations would have landed... View Article
Reality of education spending in Alberta
The school year has begun again, and conversations among parents may turn to “cuts” in education funding, the elimination of... View Article
Global oil demand growth shrinks, appeal of cheaper fuel prices loses lustre
CALGARY – Oil prices tumbled Tuesday on a report from the International Energy Agency that global demand growth is shrinking,... View Article
Notley confident in Alberta’s pipeline plan despite continued opposition
James Wood, Calgary Herald More from James Wood, Calgary Herald Premier Rachel Notley said the heated national debates around oilsands pipelines... View Article
When will Canadians finally say ‘no’ to all these expensive, dysfunctional fiscal and climate policies?
Gloomy fiscal and economic news has intruded on Canada’s sunny ways. The Fraser Institute reports that Canadians pay 11 per... View Article
The Alberta NDP’s new beer tax sucks, but it sucks slightly less than all the others in Canada
Another Canadian beer-tax fight is brewing. Artisan Ales, an Canada beer importer, has legally challenged a new beer tax in... View Article
Alberta minimum wage to officially rise to $15 an hour by 2018, as small businesses call hike ‘job-killing’
by Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press It’s on the books and in effect: Canada’s minimum wage will be $15 an... View Article
Pincher Creek area family has close call with a trio of young grizzly bears
Damien Wood, Postmedia News More from Damien Wood, Postmedia News Keith Lang, his wife and his daughter huddled in his... View Article
‘It’s kind of insulting’: RBC and Scotiabank close accounts of marijuana companies
by Alexandra Posadzki, Bank of Nova Scotia and the Royal Bank of Canada say they are no longer providing accounts... View Article
Farmers’ groups fear a possible Agrium-Potash merger: ‘It’s like the movie ‘Mad Max’ — one company owns everything’
North American farmers will pressure regulators to protect their negotiating leverage with fertilizer suppliers if Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan and... View Article
StatsCan is having more trouble getting Albertans to fill out their census than any other province
.@CityofEdmonton, #Canada: Remember to complete your #2016Census in addition to the municipal survey in your area- Statistics Canada (@StatCan_eng) June... View Article
Alberta education minister could defund Baptist school board defying LGBTQ law
David Eggen said withdrawing funding is one option if board refuses to comply with GSA legislation By Andrea Huncar Education Minister... View Article
Jason Kenney proposes to kill Alberta’s carbon tax
Comments made in Calgary in speech to Economic Club of Canada By Dave Dormer, Scott Dippel, Should he be elected leader... View Article