Alberta

21/11/25
Author: 
Mitchell Beerwith files from The Canadian Press
laying pipeline - Jason Woodhead/Flickr

Nov. 20, 2025

 

With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian oil and gas will face serious financial risk—and provincial revenues from the industry could fall 82%—as the global energy transition unfolds through the 2030s.

20/11/25
Author: 
Geoff Meggs
Premier David Eby’s speech at the NDP convention in Victoria Saturday was part of a successful campaign to maintain party support. Photo by Chad Hipolito, the Canadian Press.

Website editor: Also missing: the existential climate crisis? growing inequality, (taxing wealth?), the cost of living?

Nov. 20, 2025

13/11/25
Author: 
Charlie Angus
Alberta flag with upside down Maple Leaf flag

Oct. 6, 2025

MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.

A group of MAGA separatists met in Washington with “cabinet-level” officials about their plan to break up the country. MAGA Alberta is looking to use Danielle Smith’s promised referendum to unilaterally declare independence, with the expectation of immediate recognition from the Trump administration.

07/11/25
Author: 
Rebecca R. Ruiz and Vjosa Isai
The western province of Alberta has reported the highest concentration of measles in Canada.Credit...Nasuna Stuart-Ulin for The New York Times

Nov.  6, 2025

One province with an outsize number of cases has seen a collision of politics and public health policy.

Canada is on track to lose its place among the nations that have eliminated measles, as international health officials convene this week to review that designation, which experts call a measure of a country’s overall pandemic preparedness.

01/11/25
Author: 
David Falk
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a Canadian conservative conference she met with the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025 shortly after the 2024 US election. Photo via Alberta government.

Oct. 16, 2025

The Alberta premier said she met with the right-wing think tank because of its influence on the president.

[Tyee Editor’s note: This story is being published in collaboration with DeSmog, a global leader in providing accurate, fact-based information regarding global warming misinformation campaigns.]

07/10/25
Author: 
Tom Howell
Pipeline Installation - CBC
 
Website Editor: Is the mainstream waking up?  Here is a truly provocative podcast!
 
Oct. 7, 2025
 

So... who wants a pipeline?

54 mins

03/10/25
Author: 
John Woodside
Catherine McKenna on stage at an event at the UN climate summit COP27. Photo via UNFCCC Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Sept. 24, 2025

Catherine McKenna isn’t buying the potential grand bargain being discussed between fossil fuel companies and the federal government.

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