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Keystone pipeline capacity raised by 35%; Expansion driven by new contracts
Jul 5, 2007

Keystone pipeline to the United States by 35 per cent, citing strong support from Canadian oilsands producers. The pipeline will be capable of carrying 590,000 barrels per day (bpd) to […]

Foreign worker woes; A federal program is providing desperately needed labour for Alberta employers — but at a severe price for many workers
Jul 1, 2007

Mexican worker Angel Hernandez decided three decades ago he would someday come to Canada, after he saw a street dog gobble up a hamburger. Hernandez was working in a popular […]

Top court backs law barring teachers, school employees from being trustees in top court ruling
Jun 30, 2007

EDMONTON – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an Alberta law that forbids teachers and other school employees from seeking election or serving as school board trustees. In an […]

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 […]