The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings. Premier Danielle Smith told a Thursday news conference the default power rate — currently called the Regulated Rate Option — is...
MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading hopes for a...
A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture is under control, but an investigation into what caused the pipeline to break could take months or even years. As of Wednesday morning, there was very little fire activity left in...
An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration. Homeowners in the province are fighting a renewable natural gas proposal over fears it would hurt air quality and strengthen already...
At Calgary’s Centre for Newcomers, where Kelly Ernst is chief program officer, staff have been — in Ernst’s words — “run off their feet.” The non-profit organization, which offers services and language training to immigrants and refugees in...
