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How Mad Cow Changed Alberta

2013-05-18T13:12:54Z

As Jason Bradley saddles his horse to ride out to check on a herd of Scottish Highland cattle, he relays a bit of homespun lore.

"There's an analog...

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Alberta Opening Trade Offices In All These Places

2013-05-17T13:27:01Z

CALGARY - The Alberta government is expanding or opening trade offices on three continents to open up markets and reduce dependence on markets in the ...

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Alberta's New Trade Offices Are Going Here

2013-05-17T05:00:07Z

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Alison Redford will announce new trade offices in California and India today as she rolls out a her new international invest...

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What.. Albertans Worry?

2013-05-16T10:33:10Z

Canadians aren't too optimistic about what the country's economic future holds, that is, unless those Canadians live in Alberta.

The latest RBC Can...

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Push For A West-East Pipeline

2013-05-14T13:57:03Z

CALGARY - A New Brunswick mayor says it's important that producers understand the advantages of a pipeline that would carry western crude oil to easte...

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Alberta Needs This From The B.C. Election

2013-05-13T17:23:09Z

British Columbia's looming provincial election is expected to affect the fate of Alberta's pipelines going west, including the Northern Gateway pipeli...

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Industry Gets Government Cash To Capture Carbon

2013-05-10T12:34:18Z

CALGARY - The federal government, an oil giant and a biofuels company are teaming up to build a $19-million plant in northern Alberta that will use ca...

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To Drill Or Not To Drill In Urban Areas.. That Is The Question

2013-05-09T14:57:16Z

For the second time in a year, the Alberta government has promised to complete a review of the rules surrounding urban oil drilling and energy develop...

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Staggering Alberta Oil Production Numbers

2013-05-08T15:20:05Z

CALGARY - Alberta's energy regulator says higher oil prices and new technology have led to the largest increase in decades of both conventional oil pr...

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Their Crazy Weather Is Messing With Your Deductible

2013-05-08T13:58:15Z

EDMONTON - It seems Mother Nature has a thing for Alberta when it comes to severe weather.The Insurance Bureau of Canada says 62 per cent of all insur...

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Canadian City Second Only To Paris In Prosperity

2013-05-08T11:40:08Z

Calgary is climbing the ladder in prosperity ranking, currently sitting in second place behind Paris, according to the Toronto Board of Trade's annual...

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Keystone Pipeline Cousin Comes Under Fire

2013-05-08T09:09:22Z

CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. is seeking U.S. approval to pump more crude through an Alberta-to-Wisconsin pipeline — a process the company expects will b...

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WATCH: Oil Tycoon Thanks Alberta For Making Him So Rich

2013-05-07T14:41:36Z

Ever wonder how the world's oil tycoons feel about the royalty they are charged by the Alberta government? Movie theatre-goers can find out this month...

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'Have A Right To Know'

2013-05-07T14:14:07Z

EDMONTON - The New Democrats say it's time for the Alberta government to release a report on the safety of oil and natural gas pipelines in the provin...

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LOOK: Target's Open In Alberta

2013-05-07T12:09:08Z

U.S. retailer Target opened 10 stores across Alberta Tuesday, but people weren't exactly busting down the doors to get in.

Approximately 30 people ...

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Temporary Foreign Workers Hired In Areas With EI Claimants

2013-05-07T10:45:32Z

The minister responsible for the temporary foreign worker program was told last year that employers were hiring temporary foreign workers in the same ...

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Target Set To Open 10 Stores Across Alberta

2013-05-06T17:43:09Z

The Alberta capital region is set to get five Target stores in May, with locations popping up in Edmonton, Sherwood Park and St. Albert.

The stores...

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Target Set To Open 10 Stores Across Alberta

2013-05-06T17:12:01Z

Tuesday promises to be a special day for keen Alberta shoppers, as U.S. retailer Target gets set to open 10 locations across the province.

The 10 s...

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How Many Enbridge Pumps Comply With Safety Rules?

2013-05-06T17:05:01Z

The biggest oil and gas pipeline company in Canada is breaking National Energy Board safety rules at 117 of its 125 pump stations across the country, ...

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The Ugly, Shady Side Of Foreign Workers Program In Alberta

2013-05-05T16:57:48Z

What was intended to be a tool aimed at preventing economic retreat and loss of revenue due to labour shortages, has become a go-to solution for compa...

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Not The Right Man For The Job: Critics

2013-05-03T09:12:09Z

EDMONTON - Almost three dozen landowner, labour, aboriginal and environmental groups are demanding that the man hired to head Alberta's new energy reg...

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Stations Running Out Of Gas

2013-05-02T12:44:47Z

CALGARY - Some Petro-Canada stations are running out of gasoline because of repairs taking place at a refinery in Edmonton.Gasoline-producing units at...

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WATCH: Former Tory Pollster Slams Harper Government

2013-05-01T10:45:46Z

In a bold move on Alberta soil, Canadian pundit and former Progressive Conservative pollster Allan Gregg delivered a speech to the Alberta Federation ...

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Energy Watchdog Names New CEO

2013-04-29T18:42:39Z

CALGARY - Alberta's new energy regulator will be headed up by a CEO who has been second-in-command of both the province's energy and environment minis...

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Former Liberal PM Headed South To Talk Keystone XL

2013-04-29T16:10:26Z

CALGARY - A former Liberal prime minister says he plans to head to Washington, D.C., to speak out in favour of the Keystone XL pipeline.John Turner, w...

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