Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back on Wednesday on growing demands from premiers to dump the planned April 1 hike to the consumer carbon levy, saying leaders must tackle both affordability and climate change.
The former mayor of Calgary is now officially part of the race to replace Rachel Notley as Alberta NDP leader. In the process, he's challenging the very nature of the party — and its inclination towards choosing principles over power.
Health care and education came out ahead on Thursday in a generally restrained Alberta provincial budget forecasting a paper-thin surplus that could easily go up in smoke.
In Danielle Smith's Alberta, wind and solar are buried under mountains of red tape and regulation while oil, gas, and coal mining get a free pass. Even Don Quixote would have a hard time tilting at windmills this shamelessly.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is replacing a renewable energy development moratorium with what appears to be a de facto ban, turning the province into one of the few jurisdictions on Earth frustrating the growth of clean, cheap power.
A seven-month pause on wind and solar development in Alberta is coming to an end, but some involved in the sector say increased politicization threatens its future growth.
Justin Trudeau came to Alberta, and he packed some truth bombs in his carry-on luggage. Why he's right about Alberta's continued filibuster of federal climate targets, and why the UCP seems determined to keep getting in the way.
Most of the possible changes respond to concerns raised by provincial governments and industry during the six-month consultation period on the draft regulations published in August 2023.
Danielle Smith thinks Alberta can double its oil production by 2050 right as Saudi Arabia is backing off efforts to grow its own output. Why Alberta's premier keeps missing the obvious signs here, and what it could cost Alberta in the end.