Alberta

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.]

Oct. 28, 2025

Sept. 4, 2025

Why Trans Mountain wants to expand when the oil pipeline isn't even full

Pipeline is operating at about 80%, while tankers are only 70% full

A little more than one year after completing construction of the Trans Mountain expansion oil pipeline, the Crown corporation is pursuing two different methods to increase how much oil can be exported.

The move comes at a time when the pipeline still isn't operating at full capacity.

June 22, 2025

Eby says his position is more nuanced than a hard no, but opposes public funding for project

As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a crude oil pipeline to British Columbia's north coast, B.C. Premier David Eby says he's not simply saying no.

Instead, Eby said he's against the public funding of such a pipeline.

June 26, 2025

How Alberta Fudges Its Climbing Oilsands Emissions

The province crows about a drop in ‘intensity’ while rising GHGs fuel the climate crisis.

Jun. 10, 2025

Jun. 10, 2025

The energy appetite of data centres is boundless and ruinous. But Alberta and BC are eager to cater.

Jun. 8, 2025

It takes a lot to make Simon Donner lose his cool. The co-chair of the feds’ advisory group on climate policy has a daily practice of swimming in the Pacific and braves the frigid water all winter long. But he couldn’t bear the blather about “decarbonized oil” spilling from the first ministers’ meeting this week.