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Cenovus Bets $5.7B on Alberta's Oil Sands With Athabasca Buy
Cenovus is buying Athabasca Oil in a $5.7-billion cash-and-stock deal adding about 45,000 barrels a day of Alberta output. Closing is set for December.
Oct 53 min read


Alberta Gas Prices: 30 Cents Off in Two Weeks (Oct 5, 2026)
Calgary averages 151.5 cents a litre and Edmonton 150.1 this Monday, both down about 3 cents from Sunday, with trackers calling for another dip on Tuesday.
Oct 52 min read


Alberta Gas Prices: Sunday Wait Signal (Oct 4, 2026)
Sunday Alberta gas: Calgary ~154.4c and Edmonton ~153.0c averages; floors near 135-138c. Costco avg ~149.2c; wait-until-Tuesday signal after the 13c tax pause.
Oct 43 min read


Alberta Gas Prices: Tax Pause vs Reality (Oct 3, 2026)
Province-wide Alberta gas snapshot Oct 3: Calgary ~154.6c and Edmonton ~153.0c averages, cheapest opens near 135-141c, Costco map after the 13c tax pause.
Oct 32 min read


Pacific Link: A Win on Paper, Not Steel
Ottawa fast-tracks Alberta's Pacific Link oil pipeline 18 days before the referendum. Jason LaFace on why a federal list isn't steel in the ground.
Oct 15 min read


Alberta Radio News Roundup — Monday, September 21, 2026
Smith's November oil royalty rewrite, the West Coast pipeline push, the Oct. 19 referendum heating up and a trade war with Washington. Here is what matters.
Sep 215 min read


Ottawa Owns the Pipe. Alberta Pays the Bottleneck
A leaked UCP gas-access memo shows the real problem: Alberta doesn't control the federally regulated NGTL system its gas must travel. Jason LaFace explains.
Sep 153 min read


Don’t Weaponize Alberta Energy in a Feel-Good Tariff Fight
Smith and Nixon are right: retaliatory tariffs and energy brinkmanship hit Alberta wallets harder than Washington. Smart trade beats empty threats.
Sep 72 min read


UCP Stands Firm: Grassroots Victory Over Federal Overreach – A Win for Alberta's Energy Future
At the UCP AGM, 4,500+ members rejected key concessions in Danielle Smith's pipeline MOU with Mark Carney. Jason LaFace calls it a grassroots win for energy.
Dec 11, 20254 min read


Rising from the North: How Alberta's Independence Could Redefine North American Politics and Prosperity
Federal policy has held back Alberta's oil, forestry and farms. Why independence could unlock a brighter future and reshape North American politics.
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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