Tag: Alberta
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Canada’s Oil Sands Growth Faces a Condensate Challenge and What’s Being Done
The Condensate Challenge in Canada’s Oil Sands Growth Canada’s oil sands have long promised substantial economic benefits through high-grade crude and export potential. Yet, a persistent bottleneck threatens the sector’s expansion: condensate, the light hydrocarbon used as diluent to reduce bitumen’s viscosity for pipeline transport. When condensate supplies tighten or prices spike, the economics of…
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The Condensate Challenge Facing Canada’s Oil Sands Growth
Introduction: A growing bottleneck for Canada’s oil sands Canada’s oil sands have long been touted as a cornerstone of the nation’s energy future. Yet the sector’s expansion hinges not only on the capacity to extract bitumen but also on the availability of condensate—an essential diluent used to shuttle heavy oil through pipelines. A recent milestone…
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Alberta Food Banks Face Rising Costs Turning Free Beef into Food Aid
Rising costs threaten a critical lifeline In southern Alberta, a reliable supply of donated cattle has not been the issue for food banks around Lethbridge. The challenge now is translating those generous donations into usable meat for clients. While beef may be plentiful at the stockyards and in donors’ freezers, the costs associated with processing,…
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Alberta food banks grapple with high cost of free beef
Rising costs challenge Alberta food banks amid donated beef In southern Alberta, pockets of generosity meet a practical hurdle: the cost of turning donated cattle into consumable beef. Food banks serving the Lethbridge area say they’re not short of beef donations, but they are running into the financial barrier of processing, handling, and distributing that…
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Buzzer-Beater Deal: Alberta Nursing Care Staff Reaches Tentative Agreement to End Strike
A dramatic turn in Alberta’s healthcare labor dispute In what many observers are calling a buzzer-beater moment for Alberta’s nursing care staff, negotiators announced a tentative agreement to end the province’s striking workers’ stand-off. The talks, which intensified over the past several days, culminated in a deal that aims to address wage pressures, nurse-to-patient ratios,…
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Alberta nursing staff reach tentative deal to end strike
Buzzer Beater Moment as Alberta Nursing Staff Reach Tentative Deal In a dramatic turn reminiscent of a last-second buzzer beater, Alberta’s nursing care staff have reached a tentative agreement aimed at ending a prolonged strike that had unsettled patients and healthcare facilities across the province. The deal, still to be ratified by union members, signals…
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Alberta Nursing Care Workers Reach Tentative Deal Ending Strike Standoff
Introduction: A Long Negotiation Hurts Patients, Not Just Schedules When a labour dispute disrupts essential services, the effects ripple through communities. In Alberta, the tentative deal reached to end the strike by nursing and care staff underscores how critical frontline healthcare workers are to the daily functioning of the system. The negotiations, long and intricate,…
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Alberta Premier Presses for New Oil Pipelines Beyond Trans Mountain Expansion
Alberta’s Energy Stance: More Pipelines Needed Beyond Trans Mountain Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta has reiterated a pointed stance on Canada’s energy strategy, arguing that the current plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline is not sufficient. Speaking in the wake of ongoing debates about energy policy and Ottawa’s approach to resource development, Smith signaled…
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Alberta Premier Says Trans Mountain Expansion Isn’t Enough: Canada Needs More Oil Pipelines
Alberta Calls for More Pipelines Beyond Trans Mountain Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has signaled that the proposed expansion of Trans Mountain Corp.’s oil pipeline system, while important, falls short of meeting the province’s energy needs and political goals. Speaking on Thursday, Smith argued that increasing capacity on the existing pipeline is not sufficient to address…
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Alberta Explores Notwithstanding Clause for Three Transgender Laws: What It Means
Overview: Alberta’s Use of a Constitutional Tool In a bold and controversial political move, the Alberta government has tabled legislation to invoke the notwithstanding clause for three laws affecting transgender people. The move, rooted in Canada’s constitution, puts the province at the center of a broader national debate about the balance between provincial priorities and…