Alberta will receive an advance payment of $300 million in disaster funds in early July, with the payment coming from the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program according to a recent announcement about the payment. This payment is an interim funding payment which is based on a preliminary review of the wildfire damage in the province.…
Read moreA joint oilsands monitoring program between Alberta and Ottawa has been under review, and the review has been released to the public. The goal of the review is to assess the effectiveness of the program when it comes to measuring the industry development impact on the oilsands. The program is operated by the federal and…
Read moreThe construction industry in Alberta is expected to face even more job losses in coming years according to a recent BuildForce Canada report that was published last week. The report showed that oilsands construction labor demand is expected to drop by an additional 28% by the year 2020. At the root of the additional job…
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Sarah Wilkinson is an Alberta mom who loves her epileptic daughter very much, and the only thing that has helped her daughter get some relief from the almost constant seizures that she experienced in the past is a cannabis prescription. In 2013 Wilkinson started t use extraction to get cannabis oil to treat her daughter,…
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A new carbon tax set to be implemented in 2017 by Alberta could have a big impact on the local economy, the residents of Wood Buffalo, and every household in the entire province. The tax will be economy wide and was set in place in order to address climate change and do more to lower…
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The Alberta government will launch a a highly comprehensive bail process review after the killing of a St. Albert Mountie, and this review was recommended by a recent report into St. Albert RCMP Const. David Wynn’s fatal shooting. The report looked at the Alberta Crown Prosecution service, the involvement of this service with Shawn Rehn…
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