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Oil, gas, electricity prices, and energy policy signals that move Alberta.
Ottawa and Alberta sign Pathways carbon capture agreement with oil companies
The federal government and Alberta have reached an agreement with Pathways Alliance oil companies on carbon capture, but details of Alberta's own incentive program remain unfinalized.
Carney Government's 'Energy Sovereignty' Framing Questioned
A CBC analysis argues the Carney government's concept of energy sovereignty diverges from how other countries interpret the term, amid ongoing U.S. tariff pressure.
Canada Disability Benefit payments increase in July 2026
Eligible Canadians are receiving higher Canada Disability Benefit payments this week due to annual inflation indexation, but evidence is thin for an Alberta-specific brief.
Alberta Premier Offers Reassurances on Meta AI Data Centre
Premier Smith addressed concerns about a proposed large-scale Meta data centre in Alberta, but available evidence is too thin to support a full brief.
Alberta unemployment rises to 7% in June despite job gains
Alberta added 6,800 jobs in June but its unemployment rate still climbed 0.4 percentage points to 7%, with the Medicine Hat region faring worse than the provincial average.
Alberta, Ottawa, and five oilsands producers sign Pathways carbon capture memorandum of understanding
A multibillion-dollar carbon capture and storage project in the oilsands has moved forward after Alberta's government, the federal government, and five major producers signed a memorandum of understanding, with both levels of government committing to financial incentive programs.
Meta's Alberta data centre expected online before its neighbouring gas plant is ready
Meta's planned $13-billion-plus data centre near Edmonton could begin operating within two to three years, but the natural gas power plant meant to serve it won't be ready for four years.