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Rural municipalities owed $250M in taxes by oil and gas companies

Rural municipalities owed $250M in taxes by oil and gas companies

Oil and gas companies operating in rural Alberta municipalities now owe more than $252 million in unpaid municipal property taxes
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Alberta announces new rules and land use bans for renewable industry

Alberta announces new rules and land use bans for renewable industry

The new regulations include a ban on renewable energy developments of Class 1 and Class 2 land in the province, "unless the proponent can demonstrate the ability for both crops and or livestock to coexist with the renewable generation project," Premier Danielle Smith said during a press event on Wednesday.
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New renewable rules could risk $9.9M taxes for Sturgeon County: report

New renewable rules could risk $9.9M taxes for Sturgeon County: report

Province's seven-month moratorium set to expire on Feb. 29
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Alberta says it will opt out of national pharmacare program

Alberta says it will opt out of national pharmacare program

Federal deal would initially cover diabetes medications, contraceptives
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Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?

Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?

Online anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and engaging with small communities are documented foreign interference tactics, but they have so far not been observed in Canada.
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Gov't using 'secret mandates' to undermine public sector bargaining: report

Gov't using 'secret mandates' to undermine public sector bargaining: report

When Alberta's 200,000 public employees begin their rounds of collective bargaining this year, there will likely be a "ghost at the table" influencing negotiations with their employer, a new report from the Parkland Institute says.
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Medical student clerkships a pipeline to creating more rural physicians: study

Medical student clerkships a pipeline to creating more rural physicians: study

Towns throughout rural Alberta perennially struggle with the problem of attracting family physicians to their community. A University of Alberta education program might hold some of the answers.
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Keep councils ‘free of political vitriol,’ municipalities tell province

Keep councils ‘free of political vitriol,’ municipalities tell province

The provincial government has ramped up talk about introducing political parties into municipal and school board elections in recent months, but the majority of Albertans want to "keep their communities as the last area free of political vitriol," Alberta Municipalities president Tyler Gandam said during a press event on Feb. 22.
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Auto theft has Albertans stressed, survey says

Auto theft has Albertans stressed, survey says

Statistics show growing organized crime involvement
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Alberta increases funding for medical first responders

Alberta increases funding for medical first responders

In total, $3.8 million will be distributed through the MFR Program to participating fire departments, urban, remote and rural municipalities and Indigenous communities. 
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