Alberta News

Op-Ed: NWT touts northern pipeline — Is this a viable alternative?

Yellowknife - With the Northern Gateway and Keystone pipelines facing fierce resistance, Alberta is desperate to move its diluted bitumen and the North West Territories (NWT) is promoting a northern pipeline alternative to create jobs and improve its economy.

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Op-Ed: British Columbia Election — The stakes for Canada and Alberta

Victoria - British Columbians head to the polls tomorrow and the stakes couldn't be higher for both Canada and Alberta. New Democratic Party Leader Adrian Dix opposes and will nix pipelines, while Christy Clark, Liberal leader has set five conditions to proceed.

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Alberta: Correctional system is in turmoil no settlement in sight

Edmonton - A strike, which started on Friday after the suspension of two guards at the Edmonton Remand Centre, has no end in sight and is expected to spread as more workers in the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) are expected to join on Monday.

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Alberta's Average weekly earnings highest among provinces

Ottawa - The Statistics Canada employment, earnings and hours report for February shows that earnings rose by 0.9 percent over January and 3.1 per cent over last year. Average weekly earnings were $908.87, while Alberta earnings rose 4.5 percent to $1099.77.

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Op-Ed: Alberta — Alison Redford's high stake Washington game

Washington - Alberta Premier Alison Redford made her fourth trip to Washington, D.C. this week in an effort, according to her, to tell Alberta's story on the oilsands and Alberta's environmental record. Her desperate high stakes game is not likely to change minds.

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Op-Ed: Keystone Pipeline — Is Alison Redford flogging a dead horse?

Edmonton - Alison Redford is on her way to Washington this week amid fierce opposition to the Keystone pipeline project. Redford says she will inform US legislators on Alberta's environmental initiatives on both sides of the issue. Is she flogging a dead horse?

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Remembering Alberta's King 'Ralph' in Calgary public memorial

Calgary - A celebration of life will be held at a memorial service at Jack Singer Concert Hall for former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. Organized by the city of Calgary, there will not be much pomp and ceremony. King Ralph was mayor of Calgary for most of the 1980s.

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Op-Ed: A Canadian west to east pipeline could become reality

Calgary - After recent spills of pipelines carrying Alberta crude in Illinois, Michigan and Arkansas the approval of the XL Keystone pipeline is in question. TransCanada Corp, looking at options, has made a west to east pipeline a real possibility.

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Op-Ed: Former Alberta Premier King Ralph, man of the people, dead at 70

Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, a man of the people who spoke in plain language, died on Friday at age 70. Operating on a shoestring budget he became mayor of Calgary and later reigned for 14 years in Alberta. King Ralph changed politics in Canada.

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Op-Ed: Long awaited data on Alberta oilsands to be rolled out next week

Ottawa - The Canadian and Alberta governments are expected to publish their long awaited data on the Alberta oilsands. Pressures from environmentalists, the desire to get approval on pipeline projects have forced the two governments to get their act together.

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