Alberta

Some University of Calgary professors say they are "downright scared" to speak out about oil and gas companies. "It's hard when you live in a company town to throw stones at the company."

The federal agency reports that Alberta’s unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent last month — the highest since September 1994.

Newly-published research shows, riding-by-riding, that Canadians widely believe climate change is happening, is at least partly caused by human activity, and overwhelmingly support cap and trade.

The Calgary−based company says Horizon was not significantly affected by the wildfires that caused the evacuation of Fort McMurray.

Environmentalists say a moratorium on oilsands tankers off the Atlantic coast must be imposed to protect sensitive coastlines and iconic species at risk from a proposed TransCanada pipeline project.

The estimate came after TD tripled this year's expected GDP decline to three per cent, after factoring in the Fort McMurray fires and a higher than expected drop in industry activity.

Alberta’s professional engineering society has dismissed allegations against professional engineers who worked at Canada’s national pipeline regulator, following a lengthy probe.

​The Alberta Energy Regulator has introduced new rules that it says will ultimately remove unsightly and toxic tailings ponds from the oilsands mining region of northeastern Alberta.

TransCanada Corp faced uncomfortable questions about unusual behind-the-scenes tactics on Thursday as it began a new charm offensive in Ottawa to win public support for a new pipeline.

The Alberta NDP’s recent royalty review was a scandalous gift to industry at Albertans expense.

Amid the dozens of Calgarians posting online moving sale ads in the aftermath of the oil price crash, Lora and Danny Major's story is typical, even if their relocation destination isn't.

Rachel Notley took a more traditional Alberta swipe at the government when she urged Ottawa to pick a pipeline- any pipeline- and do it sooner than later. But it seems the liberals aren't convinced.

The campaign against the NDP government has begun. We better get ready. Jason Kenney’s Unite Alberta campaign is deadly serious. And seriously deadly, to us.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the "little do−si−do" taking place between Alberta’s two right−of−centre parties hasn’t changed how the NDP plans to tackle the next election.

Results of lung and blood tests will be private. But Waddington predicts the firefighters will need ongoing support and possible treatment for serious illnesses over the next 10 to 20 years.