Category Archives: Alberta
Independent MLA criticizes Alberta’s plan to give royalty credits for well cleanup
An Independent legislature member is criticizing a plan from the Alberta government that would give oil companies a royalty credit for cleaning up their old wells.Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes,...
Feb 09, 2023
Over one million Albertans registered for affordability payments
The Government of Alberta says it is prepared to distribute nearly $100 million per month in inflation relief.The province is providing a total of $600 over the course of six months to families with h...
Feb 09, 2023
Tax increase on alcohol to take effect April 2023
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The cost of liquor is set to rise in just a couple of months.Effective April 1, 2023, the Government of Canada will introduce a 6.3 per cent tax increase on alcohol products.Statist...
Feb 09, 2023
RCMP stop semi going 130 km/h near Whitecourt; driver blows 'caution' blood alcohol sample
RCMP say they stopped a speeding semi truck near Whitecourt on Wednesday.It was just after 4 p.m. on Feb. 8 when Whitecourt RCMP members were conducting speed enforcement on nearby Highway 43.In a rel...
Feb 09, 2023
Alberta premier to deliver update on Just Transition talks, federal health deal
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to meet today with reporters in her province for the first time in nearly a month, with questions expected on health care, Crown prosecutors and perhaps her now-viral...
Feb 09, 2023
Agriculture minister says ‘wild investment’ could result from value-added tax credit
Alberta's agriculture and irrigation minister says an agri-processing tax credit will help attract large-scale investment, diversify the economy and create jobs, and could mean big things for southeas...
Feb 08, 2023
Province expanding New Beginnings Bursary program to help nursing students
The Government of Alberta has announced more details of a bursary program aimed at assisting students who facing financial challenges.The New Beginnings Bursary program was initially announced in June...
Feb 08, 2023
Regulator gives Imperial weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
Alberta's energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator says...
Feb 08, 2023
Premier Smith presses PM on 'Just Transition' plan
In Ottawa for talks on health care between provincial leaders and the federal government, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also took the opportunity to discuss the proposed "Just Transition" legislation...
Feb 08, 2023
Alberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up old well sites, inviting a select group ...
Feb 08, 2023