Alberta

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting some unsolicited advice from the co-founder of the United Conservative Party: fire yourself as the intergovernmental affairs minister.

Canada's National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino explains why she met with commission accountants from Alberta's inquiry into alleged foreign-funded campaigns against the province's energy sector.

What business school teaches in four years, Jacob Faithful says he learned in four months.

Appointing a westerner who understands the feelings of Albertans toward Ottawa would help dispel growing western alienation, writes Max Fawcett.

Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests.

Political analysts say Premier Jason Kenney must rethink his traditional “fight back” approach and start building bridges to reconcile environmental concerns with oil and gas development.

Excess space in the oil transport system is vital to provide optionality, energy security and stable pricing, said Canadian Energy Pipeline Association CEO Chris Bloomer, who agreed Keystone XL is needed to ensure future growth rather than short-term demand.

Coal mining is already having an impact in Alberta's Rocky Mountains even as debate intensifies over the industry's presence in one of the province's most beloved landscapes.

"As friends and allies of the United States, we are deeply disturbed that one of President Biden's first actions in office has been to rescind the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline border crossing," Jason Kenney said at a news conference Wednesday.

Alberta has decided to cancel recently issued coal leases in the Rocky Mountains, as public opposition grows to the United Conservative government's plan to expand coal mining in the area.

The government of Alberta has invested more than a billion dollars in the Keystone XL pipeline. If the project goes down, the money vanishes with it, writes Max Fawcett.

First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge this week to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-loved landscapes to open-pit coal mining.

A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message.

At least five popular recreation areas in southern Alberta are surrounded by coal exploration plans and one of them has been partly given over to an exploration lease, raising questions about their future with lovers of the outdoors.