• B.C. North Coast tanker ban to remain in place after Liberals vote down Tory bill

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-28 22:56:24.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Alberta, Energy, Resources, Transportation]

  The federal Liberal government voted down Conservative Bill C-264 in the House of Commons, maintaining the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act that prohibits crude oil tankers carrying more than 12,500 metric tonnes along British Columbia's North Coast. The defeated private-member bill aimed to repeal the tanker ban to support a private-sector proposal by Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of Canadian oil daily via rail through Prince Rupert, B.C. Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government and the British Columbia government previously struck a deal to keep the ban in place, routing a separate proposed pipeline project south to comply with the moratorium.

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• Poilievre asks Carney to repeal B.C.’s oil tanker ban

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-26 15:01:23.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Alberta, Energy, Resources, Trade]

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and several opposition MPs signed a letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the federal oil tanker ban on British Columbia's northern coast as a federal Tory bill goes to second reading. The proposed repeal aims to advance a project by Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of Canadian oil per day via existing railroad tracks through Prince Rupert, B.C., across the Pacific Ocean. The push challenges an agreement signed in July by Prime Minister Mark Carney and former B.C. Premier David Eby committing Ottawa to maintain the north coast tanker ban without alteration.

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• 'Let's do it right': N.W.T. downstream leaders and advocates on Alta. oilsands tailings release

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-22 17:08:09.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, Environment, Energy, Resources, Indigenous]

  Indigenous communities, advocacy groups like Alternatives North, and downstream leaders in the Northwest Territories are calling on federal and territorial governments to review Suncor's proposed oilsands tailings release into the Athabasca River system. Critics cite major scientific data gaps, potential health risks to communities dependent on municipal supplies from Lake Athabasca and Great Slave Lake, and the inadequacy of the 2015 N.W.T.-Alberta Bilateral Water Management Agreement. N.W.T. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jay Macdonald stated that the territory opposes the treat-and-release plan until scientific uncertainties are resolved, though primary regulatory authority rests with the federal government and the Alberta Energy Regulator.

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• Alberta referendum a notable chapter in long history of grievance with Ottawa

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-20 09:19:12.0
  Tags: [Alberta, National, Governance, Energy, Resources, Economy]

  In an Alberta referendum where residents voted on 10 government-initiated questions, approximately 76 per cent of voters chose to remain in Canada rather than proceed to a binding referendum on leaving Confederation. The historic vote brought to a head nearly a century of grievances with the federal government, stemming from historical disputes including the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly established in 1935, Pierre Trudeau's National Energy Program (NEP) in the 1980s, the rise of the Reform Party under Preston Manning, pandemic-era public health restrictions, and modern federal policies such as Bill C-69 (Impact Assessment Act), Bill C-48, and the federal carbon tax.

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• Alberta Métis leaders oppose exclusion, not Pacific Link, as Cold Lake takes Ottawa to court

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-14 14:05:34.0
  Tags: [Alberta, National, Energy, Infrastructure, Indigenous, Resources]

  Six Métis nations in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, along with the Cold Lake First Nations (which filed a Federal Court application), are challenging federal and provincial authorities over their exclusion from consultations regarding the proposed Pacific Link pipeline. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the pipeline as a project of national interest on October 1, 2026, to carry Alberta oil to the British Columbia coast with a groundbreaking targeted for September 1, 2027. Indigenous leaders criticize the lack of consultation, noting that equity ownership stakes and co-development terms were offered without proper engagement with Métis communities, violating Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 and the Crown's duty to consult.

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• Prime minister set to be in Alberta for critical last week ahead of referendum

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-11 08:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, Governance, Energy, Resources]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to visit Alberta during the final week leading up to the province's October 19 referendum on separation from Canada. The federal government recently designated the Pacific Link oil pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia coast as a project of national interest. Meanwhile, federal officials and Canada's foreign influence commissioner are monitoring allegations of foreign interference, including meetings between pro-separatist organizers and U.S. entities and social media commentary from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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• Alberta Energy Regulator brings back executive VP let go after ICORE scandal

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-10 17:23:52.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Governance, Resources]

  The Alberta Energy Regulator has rehired Mark Taylor as the board secretariat director, an executive who was previously terminated in 2019 following multiple independent reports by the auditor general, ethics commissioner, and public interest commissioner regarding financial mismanagement and conflicts of interest tied to the ICORE scandal. Taylor's return was announced in an internal message from board chair Duncan Au and CEO Rob Morgan. The ICORE scandal involved former CEO Jim Ellis creating a non-profit corporation outside the Alberta Energy Regulator's mandate to sell regulatory expertise, costing the agency millions in funds and resulting in a complete overhaul of its executive leadership and board of directors.

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• Alberta Court of Appeal says Impact Assessment Act is still unconstitutional

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-09 22:16:10.0
  Tags: [Alberta, National, Environment, Energy, Resources, Governance]

  In a 4-1 decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that the federal government's Impact Assessment Act (originally passed as Bill C-69) remains unconstitutional because it still grants federal authorities the power to halt projects entirely within provincial jurisdiction based on minimal federal impacts. The legal challenge was brought by Alberta with backing from Ontario and Saskatchewan, following previous rulings by the Supreme Court of Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called on the federal government to accept the ruling and avoid another appeal, while federal officials stated they are reviewing the decision. Meanwhile, the federal government is attempting to transfer energy project reviews to the Canada Energy Regulator through Bill C-39 while maintaining compliance with the Impact Assessment Act.

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• Carney, Smith say new West Coast pipeline could get oil companies building again

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-02 21:02:38.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Infrastructure, Energy, Resources]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the proposed one-million-barrel-per-day Pacific Link oil pipeline from Alberta to a southern British Columbia tanker export terminal has been designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act. The project, which largely follows the existing Trans Mountain corridor, will undergo a streamlined review process shepherded by the Calgary-based major projects office. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and industry representatives note that the initiative—coupled with increased technological innovation, automated oilsands haul trucks, and early First Nations participation—aims to foster sustained growth and efficient labor-sharing among producers like Suncor Energy Inc. without repeating the cost inflation and labor shortages of past booms.

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• Another oilsands boom? Smith, Carney say this time Canada will be ready

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-02 20:30:16.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Energy, Resources, Infrastructure]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that the proposed million-barrel-per-day Pacific Link oil pipeline from Alberta to southern British Columbia has been designated as a project of national interest under legislation passed the previous year. The designation subjects the pipeline to a streamlined review process managed by the Calgary-based major projects office. While industry executives and officials anticipate sustained growth rather than a repeat of the historical mid-2000s boom, analysts highlight potential workforce challenges and the need to sequence major infrastructure projects to manage labour scarcity.

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• Indigenous groups given just 2 months to consult on Pacific Link pipeline designation

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-01 22:48:12.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Energy, Resources, Indigenous]

  The federal government has designated the Alberta-to-West Coast oil pipeline, now called Pacific Link, as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act to fast-track its approvals. Indigenous communities along the 130-plus-community route were given an extended two-month consultation window ending September 18, 2026, though groups like the Assembly of First Nations and Cold Lake First Nations criticized the timeline and lack of detailed engineering and routing information. Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to begin construction by September 2027 to transport an additional one million barrels per day from the oil sands, while securing environmental safeguards, financing, and equity partnerships with groups such as Fort McKay First Nation.

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• West Coast pipeline deadline day: Carney, Smith to make announcement in Fort McMurray

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-01 09:00:43.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Energy, Infrastructure, Resources]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the official national interest designation deadline and next steps for a proposed West Coast oil pipeline running approximately 1,250 kilometers from Bruderheim, Alberta to Delta, British Columbia. The infrastructure project, estimated to cost between $35.2 billion and $43.7 billion, is advanced through Bill C-39 (the Building Canada Strong Act) and would be owned by Trans Mountain Corporation, the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation. Once operational, the pipeline will carry upwards of one million barrels of crude oil per day to international markets, boosting Canada's oil exports by 20 per cent.

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• First Nations Chief threatens legal action against province if tailings water is released

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-21 15:59:11.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Indigenous, Energy, Environment, Resources, Mining]

  Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam has threatened a 20-year legal battle against the Alberta government if provincial or federal regulators approve plans to treat and release oilsands mining wastewater from companies like Suncor Energy Inc. into the Athabasca watershed. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation strongly oppose the "treat and release" approach for the 1.4 billion cubic meters of fluid tailings, citing severe local health concerns and threats to Treaty rights along the 1,230-kilometer river. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated that wastewater release is governed under federal jurisdiction and oilsands leases, while Environment Minister Grant Hunter maintains that treated mine water release is necessary to achieve site reclamation and return land to a self-sustaining boreal forest.

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• Northern Alberta communities raise concern over week-long foul odour from oilsands site, benzene leak speculation debunked

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-16 15:30:16.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Resources, Public Safety]

  Residents in the Wood Buffalo region of Northern Alberta reported a week-long foul odour extending from Fort McKay to Fort McMurray, prompting investigations by the Alberta Energy Regulator. The Alberta Energy Regulator confirmed the smell originated from scheduled tank maintenance at the Syncrude Mildred Lake oilsands facility, which is operated by Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy debunked community speculations regarding a toxic benzene leak, stating that air monitoring data from Wood Buffalo Environmental Association stations showed no exceedances of applicable air quality limits or human health thresholds.

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• Stephen Harper says Canada had 'no choice' but to walk away from U.S. trade talks

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-15 23:39:51.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, Trade, Economy, Energy, Resources]

  Former prime minister Stephen Harper endorsed the federal government's decision under Prime Minister Mark Carney to walk away from trade negotiations with the United States and implement counter-measures and tariffs. Speaking at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, Harper stated that Canada had no choice in order to protect its separate sovereignty from an increasingly hostile U.S. administration. Harper, serving as chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, emphasized the urgent need for Canada to reduce economic dependence on the U.S., accelerate major resource and energy projects, fast-track oilsands project approvals, and reform regulatory and permitting processes to attract private investment.

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• Premier Danielle Smith hints at new royalty framework, optimistic about U.S. trade talks

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-10 20:08:30.0
  Tags: [Alberta, National, Energy, Trade, Resources, Infrastructure]

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that the province plans to release a new royalty framework in November to restore private-sector confidence for multi-billion dollar energy investments, including a West Coast pipeline project being developed in partnership with Trans Mountain Corporation and Pembina Pipeline. Smith stated that the West Coast pipeline has been submitted to the federal major projects office with expectations of being listed as a project of national interest by October 1, supported by a federal decision to exempt new oilsands facilities and gas-fired electricity plants from Bill C-69 regulations. Additionally, Smith noted optimism regarding U.S. trade talks despite ongoing tensions and executive orders from U.S. President Donald Trump restricting certain Canadian imports.

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• Alberta declares a race with the U.S. on carbon storage, as Canada's biggest project opens

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-10 11:00:01.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Climate, Resources, Industry]

  Enhance Energy Inc. has broken ground on the Origins CCS Hub in Clive, Alberta, representing Canada's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which is scheduled to become operational by January 2027. The facility will initially store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year in deep saltwater formations, equivalent to removing over 500,000 cars from the road, utilizing the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line and pipelines built from Canadian steel. Alberta Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean framed the initiative as a race against the United States to capture carbon, which the province deems necessary to support its long-term goal of doubling oil production to eight million barrels per day. Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson noted that the federal government is collaborating with Alberta via a memorandum of understanding to establish a functioning carbon market.

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