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A coal company near Grande Cache has been fined $9,000 by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for releasing 1.1 million litres of mine wastewater into the Smoky River.

The union has not yet provided 72-hour strike notice or indicated when it might do that.

The former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, Raymond E. Wyant, will lead the independent third-party AHS investigation.

"This election is our chance to rewrite the narrative. To prove that caring for one another and managing budgets wisely aren’t opposites—they’re the foundation of good governance."

A day after her government released its budget, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has hit the road to sell its perks.

Alberta’s unemployment rate is expected to hit 7.4 per cent in 2025.

Deficit spending projected to continue for three years 

The 2025 Alberta budget projects a total $77 million decrease for the AISH program over the next 3 years.

The economic outlook incorporated in the budget assumes tariffs on goods will be 15 per cent in the year ahead rather than the 25 per cent tariff threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Good travel habits and selecting conservative terrain will be critical because getting caught in one of these avalanches could be deadly."