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What's behind Alberta's startling reversal of fortune? Hint: It's oil prices (Thu, 02 Dec 2021)
Despite the rhetoric around diversification and prudent fiscal planning, Alberta remains firmly on the resource revenue roller-coaster (wheee!) with no clear plan (or even a sketch of one) to get off, writes economist Trevor Tombe.
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Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all adult Albertans (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
Wednesday's announcement is "another important milestone in the pandemic response," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health.
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Oilers vault past Penguins in final frame as McDavid takes latest battle against Crosby (Thu, 02 Dec 2021)
Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists and Zach Hyman had two goals as the Edmonton Oilers stole a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
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Lawyer for man guilty of dangerous driving causing death argues against 'crushing' sentence (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
The lawyer for Oscar Benjumea, who has pleaded guilty to three counts of dangerous driving causing death, says his client is filled with remorse and regret. 
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Premier's office denies toxic work environment in legislature in lawsuit rebuttal (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
The Alberta premier's office denies a former staffer at the legislature was subject to a poisoned work environment and says it has addressed harassment complaints, in response to a lawsuit. 
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Oil and gas industry must pay for abandoned well cleanup, new Alberta rules say (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
Alberta's oil and gas regulator has rolled out new rules aimed at addressing the growing problem of inactive and abandoned wells in the province, but critics say the industry should be forced to do even more to clean up after itself.
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University of Alberta gets $55M from province for vaccine development (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
The University of Alberta is getting $55.1 million from the province to help develop vaccines for domestic production in Canada.
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Alberta demands municipalities prove photo radar sites are for safety, not cash (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
The Alberta government is putting new limits on how police and municipalities can use photo radar to nab speeding drivers.
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Alberta Utilities Commission investigators want probe of ATCO dealings on TMX camps (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
The provincial utilities commission alleges ATCO Electric deliberately overpaid a British Columbia First Nation by millions for work on a new transmission line in order to secure lucrative contracts providing construction camps for the Trans Mountain Expansion oil pipeline project.
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Death of 50-year-old man in northeast Edmonton deemed homicide (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
The death of Carlo Deluca at a northeast Edmonton home last week has been deemed a homicide, following an autopsy Tuesday.
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