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AFL disappointed with Supreme Court decision upholding Alberta law that excludes workers from running in school board elections
Jun 29, 2007

EDMONTON – Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding controversial changes to Alberta’s Local Authorities Election Act may be a narrow technical victory for the provincial government – but it’s a real […]

Alta. too hands-off on energy approvals
Jun 13, 2007

Many Albertans get prickly at the prospect of oilsands bitumen flowing to the U.S. for refining. And rightly so — for how can the province make most of its finite […]

Labour leader urges NEB to stop energy companies from “sending Alberta jobs down the pipeline”
Jun 7, 2007

CALGARY – If approval is granted to the proposed Keystone mega-pipeline, literally thousands of potential Alberta jobs in upgraders and refineries will be lost and Alberta will miss out on […]

National Energy Board rules against labour motion to subpoena witnesses from Big Oil
Jun 5, 2007

CALGARY – Under heavy cross-examination from union lawyers, the man in charge of the proposed Keystone mega-pipeline admitted he doesn’t really know how much raw bitumen from Alberta will be […]

Labour groups lead charge to keep value-added jobs in Alberta
Jun 5, 2007

NEB Hearings on pipeline to move unrefined oilsands to U.S. begin CALGARY – Hearings begin this week before the National Energy Board in Calgary to determine whether or not the […]

A sobering message
Jun 2, 2007

If this isn’t a political slap up the side of the head I don’t know what is. But will Ed Stelmach and the Alberta Tories get the message? Calgary pollster […]