Jack Farrell
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
The threat of lawsuits forced Alberta to lift the moratorium on coal mining: Danielle Smith
The decision is the latest in a series of back-and-forth government policy manoeuvres over coal development on the eastern slopes of the mountain chain.
Alberta government has ditched its moratorium on coal mining
In a letter to the Alberta Energy Regulator posted to its website Monday, Energy Minister Brian Jean said lifting a 2022 moratorium will "reduce regulatory confusion" around coal mining.
Ontario and Alberta premiers at odds over possible retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
Danielle Smith will be attending Trump's inauguration next week. She has been on a diplomatic offensive of late, meeting with American elected officials and appearing on news media south of the border. She has argued that the tariffs would harm both Canadians and hit American consumers, particularly with higher gas prices at the pump.
Alberta Energy Regulator claims most oilsands tailings spills are cleaned up. Where is the proof?
A new analysis of a decade's worth of data kept by Alberta’s oil and gas regulator suggests the agency has made unsubstantiated claims about the success of oilsands tailings spills cleanup.
Jasper enters new year with hope and anxiety as rebuilding progresses
About 5,000 residents and 20,000 visitors were safely evacuated before the fire breached the western edge of town and destroyed 350 homes and businesses, including 820 housings units. The Insurance Bureau of Canada pegged the damage at $880 million.
Tech minister wants Alberta to become a data centre hub
Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years.
Alberta taking feds to court over revised impact assessment law
Alberta is taking the federal government to court, saying Ottawa has failed to follow through on what Premier Danielle Smith calls necessary changes to a law governing resource development.
Alberta 'irresponsible' to threaten withholding pollution data from feds: Guilbeault
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Alberta's plan to make greenhouse gas emissions data the property of the provincial government could lead to oil and gas companies breaking federal laws.
Alberta mulls fight on multiple fronts against federal GHG emissions cap
Announcing an upcoming motion under her Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act on Tuesday, Smith said the government plans to challenge the cap in court when or if it becomes law, and that it will take the steps necessary to give the province exclusive authority and ownership of emissions data, ban federal employees from designated oil and gas facilities, and more.
Alberta government wants to restrict wind and solar energy even further
The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.