Category Archives: Alberta
Suncor says end of Alberta oil quotas a ‘positive signal’ as it reports $302M loss
CALGARY - The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says the Alberta government's decision to end its oil production curtailment program in December after almost two years is "a very positive signal" for the oils...
Oct 29, 2020
Suncor says end of Alberta oil quotas a "positive signal" as it reports $302M loss
CALGARY - The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says the Alberta government's decision to end its oil production curtailment program in December after almost two years is "a very positive signal" for the oils...
Oct 29, 2020
Inquiry into oil and gas opposition groups extended to Jan. 31
EDMONTON - A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta's oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January.Alberta's United Conservative governme...
Oct 28, 2020
Spill leaks out 900,000 litres of produced water near Rainbow Lake
RAINBOW LAKE, Alta. - Husky Energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta.Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes...
Oct 28, 2020
Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85
OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...
Oct 28, 2020
Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government
EDMONTON - Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney's government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, province-wide general strikes. Gil Mc...
Oct 28, 2020
Alberta NDP calls for more COVID-19 contact tracers as case numbers rise
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says the government needs to sharply ramp up the number of contact tracers if it wants to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases.NDP Leader Rachel N...
Oct 28, 2020
Suncor moving PetroCanada headquarters to Calgary from Ontario
CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. is moving its PetroCanada head office to Calgary from two offices in Ontario next year, affecting about 700 workers.A company spokesman says the shift is part of efforts b...
Oct 27, 2020
Cenovus/Husky deal to trim staff by up to 25 per cent
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. is aiming to cut as many as one in four jobs, potentially more than 2,000 workers, if it succeeds in its $3.8-billion friendly takeover of rival Husky Energy Inc.In an em...
Oct 27, 2020
Hospital and health-care staff in Alberta to return to work Tuesday
EDMONTON - Hospital and health-care staff are to return to work today after the Alberta Labour Relations Board ruled they acted illegally when walking off the job to protest recent cuts.In a decision ...
Oct 27, 2020