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Oliver Cautiously Optimistic Keystone Will Happen

Oliver Cautiously Optimistic Keystone Will Happen

The Canadian Press  04.18.2013
CALGARY - Despite a dramatic improvement in the price Alberta producers get for their crude oil in recent months, Natural Resources Minister...
The Bitumen Bubble Myth

The Bitumen Bubble Myth

04. 3.2013
Industry and government claims that Canada is losing as much as $70 million a day on bitumen exports due to "double discounts" in oil markets...
Oilsands Take Another Hit

Oilsands Take Another Hit

The Canadian Press  03.27.2013
CALGARY - Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) announced Wednesday it was not going ahead with its troubled Voyageur oilsands upgrader projectSuncor...

Bitumen Bubble = Made In Canada

03.20.2013
The bitumen bubble is Made in Alberta, said Doug Griffiths. Speaking to the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC)...
Alberta Premier Unleashes On Thomas Mulcair

Alberta Premier Unleashes On Thomas Mulcair

Heather Scoffield and Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press  03.18.2013
OTTAWA - A U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline proposal would have far-reaching implications for the Canada-U.S. relationship, Alberta...
He Betrayed Our Nation: Wall

He Betrayed Our Nation: Wall

03.13.2013
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall unleashed a prairie storm against national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, after the head of the official opposition...
Horner Asks For Budget Help

Horner Asks For Budget Help

The Canadian Press  03. 8.2013
CALGARY - Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner says he wants to hear from experts at a summit this summer about how best to predict energy...
Why Alberta Needs a Diversified Economy, and 3 Ways We Can Get There

Why Alberta Needs a Diversified Economy, and 3 Ways We Can Get There

03. 7.2013
The Alberta government is facing a deficit in the area of $4 billion. By now we have all heard the discussions regarding the recommended...

Beyond The Bubble: A Recipe for a Stronger Alberta

03. 6.2013
With all the gloom-and-doom swirling around Edmonton this week, an outside observer might conclude a state funeral was in the works instead...

Alberta - Canada's 'Banana Republic'?

02.27.2013
Canadians are taking in the daily news stories out of Alberta and are seriously beginning to wonder whether the country's once-richest...
Enbridge's Plan To Get More Oilsands Crude To The Gulf

Enbridge's Plan To Get More Oilsands Crude To The Gulf

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press  02.15.2013
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. and a partner are planning to spend up to US$3.4 billion to reconfigure a natural gas pipeline to carry oil to...
The Bitumen Bubble: Redford Needs To Bite The Bullet

The Bitumen Bubble: Redford Needs To Bite The Bullet

01.25.2013
Either you raise taxes or cut services to millions of Albertans. Or both. You can't make a balanced budget exist out of no where, although...