Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs, says report | Canada's energy conversation shouldn't 'start and end' with pipelines, Carney says | 'Slap in the face': Moms of kids who got sick during E. coli outbreak upset with $10K fine
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Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs, says report; The report by former University of Calgary Public Interest Law Clinic lawyer Drew Yewchuk says this year's levy rate combined with low rates in previous years is leading to an estimated funding shortfall of \$1\.2 billion\.

Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs, says report

May 27 , 2025 at 12:22:50 p.m. MDT • :

A new report is warning the annual levy charged to Alberta oil companies to fund the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells remains too low to keep up with the rate of surrendering.
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Canada's energy conversation shouldn't 'start and end' with pipelines, Carney says; Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an interview with CBC's Power & Politics that the larger conversation around energy in Canada must be about more than pipelines\.

Canada's energy conversation shouldn't 'start and end' with pipelines, Carney says

May 27 , 2025 at 05:25:06 p.m. MDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said his government's plan to strengthen Canada's energy sector will include support for Alberta's oilpatch, but reiterated that his vision for the industry doesn't revolve solely around conventional oil-and-gas resources out West.
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'Slap in the face': Moms of kids who got sick during E. coli outbreak upset with $10K fine; From left to right, Kyla Herman, Whitney Mercer and Sarah MacDonald attended court on Tuesday as the company at the centre of Calgary's daycare E\. coli outbreak was handed a \$10,000 fine for a bylaw offence\. The women's children were some of the nearly 450 people infected in 2023\.

'Slap in the face': Moms of kids who got sick during E. coli outbreak upset with $10K fine

May 27 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

The Calgary company at the centre of a daycare E. coli outbreak was handed a $10,000 fine Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to bylaw offences last month.
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Man dies after shooting in southwest Calgary; Calgary police were dispatched to Patterson Close S\.W\. after a call around 8:40 a\.m\. Tuesday\.

Man dies after shooting in southwest Calgary

May 27 , 2025 at 11:05:41 a.m. MDT • :

One man is dead and one woman was sent to hospital after a shooting in a southwest Calgary community Tuesday morning, police reported.
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Government moves to purge consumer carbon tax from law; A report from the Canadian Climate Institute in 2024 found that consumer carbon pricing would cut far fewer emissions than a price applied to big industrial emitters\. The pricing system for industry accounted for about 80 per cent of total emissions cuts from carbon pricing overall\.

Government moves to purge consumer carbon tax from law

May 27 , 2025 at 04:30:50 p.m. MDT • :

The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals' climate policy.
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Province obtains court order to recover $144K from agency for client hotel stays; Clients with Contentment Social Services have been staying at the Park Inn in Leduc\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 02:28:25 p.m. MDT • :

Province obtains court order to recover $144K from agency for client hotel stays

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Alberta judge calls for changes after man kills wife days after leaving mental health centre; Jesslyn Fenton was murdered at age 25 in November 2018\. A fatality inquiry was held to examine the circumstances of her death\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta judge calls for changes after man kills wife days after leaving mental health centre

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Separatists say Alberta's culture is rooted in traditional values. Many say those values don't define them; Cameron Davies, leader of the Republican Party of Alberta, calls himself an Alberta nationalist and says the province has a distinct culture driven by a risk-taking, entrepreneurial spirit and resilience that dates back to its early settlers\.  

May 27 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Separatists say Alberta's culture is rooted in traditional values. Many say those values don't define them

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Alberta to change rules to ensure books in schools are 'age-appropriate'; Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the provincial government will move to create new rules around the age appropriateness of books in schools\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 11:44:58 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta to change rules to ensure books in schools are 'age-appropriate'

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Sweltering temperatures expected as heat warnings issued for most of Alberta; Heat warnings have been issued for most of the province\.  

May 27 , 2025 at 03:50:36 p.m. MDT • :

Sweltering temperatures expected as heat warnings issued for most of Alberta

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May 27 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta kicks off electoral boundary review as province swells to 5 million

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May 26 , 2025 at 07:19:17 a.m. MDT • :

Evacuation order issued in northern Alberta as wildfire rages

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May 26 , 2025 at 03:53:11 p.m. MDT • :

Preliminary inquiry begins for men accused of killing Good Samaritan in rural shooting

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May 24 , 2025 at 09:59:09 a.m. MDT • :

Bow Valley kids removing buffaloberry bushes to keep bears away from G7

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May 26 , 2025 at 04:01:01 p.m. MDT • :

3 Alberta provincial byelections called for June 23

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