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Calgary The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion now estimates the project’s costs will come in 10 per cent higher than its May 2023 estimate of $30.9 billion. Company had estimated the cost of project at $30.9B last MayAmanda Stephenson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 27, 2024Continue Reading

Kenneth Tomlinson was at his Edmonton construction job last July when he received a call from the Stollery Children’s Hospital. It was vague at first, with the person on the other end of the line telling him he needed to come immediately. “I’m like, ‘Well, what’s going on? I’m coming. But can you tellContinue Reading

Calgary·Analysis The Alberta government’s seven-month ban on new large-scale wind and solar power projects will come to an end this week, but the province is unlikely to return to its previous status as a hotbed of investment. Province will lift ban on new projects this week and begin introducing newContinue Reading

Calgary The business of beef is changing, in large part due to consecutive years of severe drought across North America’s main cattle-producing regions. From parched southern Alberta to water-scarce east Texas, ranchers have been downsizing their herds due to a lack of grass for grazing. Inflation starting to moderate inContinue Reading

Brenda and Richard Gaunt’s first child, Stephen, was an active and inquisitive toddler, prone to follow his curiosity quite literally wherever it led him. “He’d run out the door and I’d have to chase him down in my underwear,” his father recalled, with a chuckle. Stephen was born in Calgary andContinue Reading

Calgary The Posikeras were inspired to take a leap of faith and start a business of their own after introducing their friends to their colourful twist on the traditional perogy. Family finds success with a colourful twist on the traditional perogy Boshika Gupta · CBC News · Posted: Feb 24,Continue Reading

Calgary·A Toxic Year The four people pictured here represent a typical day’s death toll from opioid poisonings in Alberta last year, the deadliest on record for the province. These 4 represent the loss from just a single day last year, the deadliest on record From left to right: Stephen Wakeman,Continue Reading

Lynx Air, a Calgary-based airline that launched less than two years ago with a promise to make air travel more affordable for Canadians, says it will cease operations on Monday. The news came as the low-cost airline announced it had sought and obtained an initial order for creditor protection from the Court ofContinue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith found themselves at loggerheads yet again Wednesday after he suggested that at least some in the oilpatch have prioritized profits over securing a long-term future for its workers. In an interview on Real Talk Ryan Jespersen, Trudeau said that parts of the oilContinue Reading