NDP calls for one-year freeze on auto insurance rates in Alberta | Calgary Herald

Speaking at a Friday press conference, the Opposition leader pointed to the Superintendent of Insurance’s 2020 Annual Report, which said the car insurance industry charged Alberta drivers $385 million more in premiums in 2020 than in 2019, extrapolating the total to $1.3 billion over the course of the last three years. However, the Alberta Auto […]

Business owner says cannabis regulations hampering potential for pot tourism – Calgary Herald

Dormer isn’t licensed to provide cannabis to clients on his tours. “I’m taking you out to the mountains for lunch,” said Dormer. For about a year, Dormer rented a private indoor dining space, fire pit, and a safe outdoor space at Heritage Park where clients could consume their own cannabis. Dormer said he tried working […]

Chrystia Freeland visits Calgary to promote carbon capture credit

The tax credit, originally announced in last week’s federal budget, will see the government help reduce costs for carbon capture, utilization and storage projects. “Consider technologies like pulling carbon out of the air or capturing it and injecting it into concrete,” said Freeland. Freeland toured the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology in southeast Calgary Thursday, a […]

Varcoe: Federal incentive for carbon capture puts ball back in Alberta’s court – Calgary Herald

But we don’t think it’s a fatal flaw,” said Michael Belenkie, CEO of Advantage Energy, a mid-sized producer that is pursuing carbon capture and storage developments. MEG is part of the Oilsands Pathways to Net Zero Alliance, a group of six companies working together to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Some environmental groups lambasted the […]

COVID-19 Update: Alberta reports 682 new cases, two deaths – Calgary Herald

There are 1,357 people in hospital with the virus, a decrease of 16 from the previous day. More than two years in, and the pandemic has left many feeling emotionally raw, says Western University’s Marnie Wedlake. “We are still reviewing it to determine if it complies with trade and procurement obligations. Looking at hospitalizations, Copping […]

COVID-19 Update: Alberta reports 13 more deaths, 53 since Friday – Calgary Herald

“We are still reviewing it to determine if it complies with trade and procurement obligations. Looking at hospitalizations, Copping said last week there were 1,500 Albertans in hospital with or due to COVID-19, including 121 in ICU. “We are constantly looking for ways to make vaccination easier for Albertans of all ages,” said Health Minister […]

Mount Royal University, faculty reach collective agreement, averting strike – Calgary Herald

Under the Public Sector Employers Act, introduced by the United Conservative government in October 2019, the province has the authority to direct post-secondary employers on the terms of collective bargaining. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment […]

Calgary cannabis impairment numbers drop since legalization: police

According to Statistics Canada, 14 per cent of Canadians consumed cannabis at least once every three months before October 2018, when recreational use of the drug was legalized. That study’s principle investigator, Dr. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update […]