Last week the federal statistics agency reported that Alberta led the country in claims for unemployment benefits during March.
An arbitrator, Alistair Payne, ruled that Alberta Hot Rods had no legitimate rights or interests in the Tolkien name.
A leading Canadian bank has estimated that Alberta could lose $7 billion in revenue in 2015 if oil sells at $70 a barrel — significantly higher than current prices.
Pourbaix called Canada a leader on climate change and noted that Alberta was the first jurisdiction in North America to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
A newspaper reported today that Alberta would soon begin a program to discourage ranchers and feedlot operators from flooding slaughterhouses with cattle in coming months.
The voice is as gently warming as early sunlight, and for just an instant you feel that Alberta is truly happy.
She said that Alberta had some of the toughest environmental regulations in the world and that the land where the heavy oil is mined was being rapidly reclaimed.
The new housing developments that surround the city and stretch to the foothills are evidence that Alberta is sucking in people and investment from the rest of Canada.
Her suggestion that Alberta emulate Quebec and wrest control of a host of joint programmes, such as immigration, income-tax collection, the public pension plan and the police force, plays to a belief that Alberta is being short-changed in Ottawa.Facing this conservative wind, the provincial government is tacking to the right.
After receiving two reports concluding that Alberta is shortchanged by energy companies, the province's premier, Ed Stelmach, announced on Thursday night a complex series of changes to royalty charges and the system used to assess them.
He recognizes the right of the Canadian government to sign international agreements, he says, but insists that Alberta and the other provinces be closely involved in negotiations from the beginning.
