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Sister of man who died on the job makes plea for workplace safety
Oct 5, 2012

The sister of a Sherwood Park man who drowned on the job in Fort McMurray is urging workers to watch out for each other. Christopher Fontaine, 32, was found dead […]

Canada Is Being Outplayed’ at Oil Wealth Game
Oct 3, 2012

But we can win says economist Robyn Allan. Last in a series on Norway’s petro-policies and lesson [Editor’s note: The Tyee sent veteran energy issues journalist Mitchell Anderson to Norway […]

Alberta Federation of Labour urges ag safety regulation
Oct 2, 2012

Dan Urban has been farming just west of Innisfail for years without a serious injury of any kind. Still, he knows he can’t let his guard down for a second. […]

Concerns arise over lack of regulation for farm worker safety
Oct 2, 2012

A leaked draft of a farm safety report is drawing new attention to a black hole in Alberta’s labour legislation: Farm workers on traditional farms continue to be the only […]

Alberta’s evidence contains multi-billion-dollar inflation of Northern Gateway benefits
Sep 27, 2012

Alberta’s evidence contains multi-billion-dollar inflation of Northern Gateway benefits Government consultant admits upgrading would solve market access problem Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour has identified a multi-billion-dollar error […]

Hearing focuses on upgrading
Sep 27, 2012

The battle over upgrading oilsands bitumen in Alberta dominated Northern Gateway pipeline hearings Wednesday, with a government consultant arguing local upgrading is not economically viable given the high cost of […]