Alberta

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's carbon tax has about two weeks to live.

As small towns write off millions of dollars in unpaid taxes from Alberta’s slumping oilpatch, Premier Jason Kenney’s government says it has sprung into action to find solutions that help both the industry and the municipalities.

Gasoline prices are expected to remain just below record highs all across Canada this summer except in Vancouver — where a perfect storm of factors will likely ensure motorists continue to set new all-time records at the pumps.

A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada.

Doug Ford was all smiles as he welcomed his "great ally" Jason Kenney, four days into his mandate as Alberta's newly-elected premier, and committed to continue their fight against the federal carbon tax. 

Premier Jason Kenney, a former federal cabinet minister in the Stephen Harper government, insisted that he was a “proud Canadian” and not advocating Alberta separatism, but federal ministers suggested his claims were false and irresponsible, provoking polarization.

The federal government of Justin Trudeau took the initiative on Jason Kenney's first day in power in Alberta, offering to exempt a list of specific oilsands operations from environmental assessment if the new UCP government sticks to Rachel Notley​​​​​​​'s 100 megatonne emissions cap.

Alberta's new premier says the province will launch a constitutional challenge against a federal government bill to ban tankers off British Columbia's northern coast if it goes ahead.

Jason Kenney was sworn in as Alberta's premier on Tuesday, ushering in a United Conservative government that has promised to reverse many of the climate action policies of its NDP predecessor and revive its energy industry.

Ed Whittingham has resigned as a board member from the Alberta Energy Regulator, citing concerns over the policies of the province's incoming United Conservative Party government, led by premier-designate Jason Kenney.

While the federal government focuses on what they say is the big threat facing the 2019 election — foreign influence in politics — the real threat is domestic, writes Nora Loreto.

A report compiled by Environment Canada shows that four fossil fuel facilities in northern Alberta produced far more carbon dioxide and other pollutants than they are required to report under international guidelines.

The number of companies actively drilling in Canada has declined by 40 per cent since the oil price crash of late 2014, according to a research report by AltaCorp, which cited consolidation as the biggest reason companies have disappeared and insolvency of several smaller companies also a factor.

Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory has sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford welcomed a rising Conservative wave, British Columbia grappled with the Kenny campaign promise of squeezing its oil supply and Quebec stood firm on its rejection of oil pipelines.

Kenney's victory, coupled with Doug Ford's win last year in Ontario, gives Trudeau a custom-made narrative: elect a federal Liberal majority as a counterweight to the proliferation of provincial Conservative governments, says pollster David Coletto.