Lower oil prices impacting provincial finances, say NDP

REGINA – With oil prices notably lower than projected in the spring 2025 budget, the Saskatchewan NDP is crying foul. In a press release on Sept. 5, the NDP said, “The Sask. Party continues to mismanage the province’s finances, failing to properly project oil...

Alberta wind power generation took a holiday on Labour Day

EDMONTON – Alberta’s wind laboured little on Labour Day. Throughout the day, wind output from the 1722 wind turbines (at last count) totalling 5,688 megawatts of total generation capacity hovered around the 1 per cent output mark, ranging from 1.9 to 0.8 per cent....