Category Archives: Alberta
Once again, PSAC lowers 2020 drilling forecast
CALGARY - The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is cutting its 2020 Canadian drilling forecast for a third time as the industry remains mired in a slump expected to extend well into the second ...
Jul 29, 2020
Red Deer welcomes badly needed provincial and federal financial support: Veer
Red Deer's mayor is welcoming news that other levels of government are shoring up support of over $1 billion for Alberta's municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, Tara Veer it's not yet k...
Jul 29, 2020
Enbridge Q2 earnings slip as revenues plunge 40 per cent due to COVID aftermath
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. is reporting that its net income slipped to $1.65 billion in the second quarter on a 40 per cent drop in revenues due to lower crude oil prices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jul 29, 2020
Report states Bighorn Backcountry overused, abused
EDMONTON - A committee advising the provincial government says a vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of random campers.The Bighorn Bac...
Jul 28, 2020
Province announces $1.1 billion stimulus program for municipalities
The Alberta government announced Tuesday that municipalities in the province will receive $1.1 billion to help build core infrastructure that will get Albertans working, while supporting municipal and...
Jul 28, 2020
Oilsands production expected to rebound after pandemic-linked 2020 slump
CALGARY - A new report predicts Canadian oilsands production will have its biggest annual decline on record this year, dropping by an average of nearly 175,000 barrels per day due to issues associated...
Jul 28, 2020
Martian dreams: Mars probe part of Alberta scientist's childhood dream
EDMONTON - A Canadian scientist says helping NASA with a mission to Mars to look for signs of life is the fulfillment of a childhood dream. Chris Herd of the University of Alberta is one of the advise...
Jul 28, 2020
LaGrange, Hinshaw to hold Facebook Q&A on school re-entry Tuesday
Alberta's Education Minister, Adriana LaGrange, will be joined by the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, to answer questions from the public on the plan to re-open schools in the fall...
Jul 28, 2020
Albertans able to view COVID-19 test results online
Albertans will be able to get their COVID-19 test results a little bit sooner, as the province's chief medical officer of health says those results can now be viewed online.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said duri...
Jul 27, 2020
Environmental law group seeks to stop inquiry into who funds oil critics
CALGARY - An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative...
Jul 27, 2020