Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

Setting a helium royalty rate provides investor certainty to develop an untapped resource that could help diversify the economy and bring jobs to Albertans. With global demand for helium on the rise, industry interest in exploring Alberta’s helium potential is growing. Establishing this new rate – of 4.25 per cent – and structure helps set…

May 19 at 5:30 p.m. Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low with 61 people in hospital, eight of whom are in intensive care. In total, 5,584 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. Latest updates 33 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 1,004. Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:…

(May 18, 2020) At approximately 11:45 a.m. on May 17, 2020, shortly after take-off from Kamloops Airport, Snowbird 11, a Canadian Forces Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor, crashed into a nearby neighbourhood. Prior to the crash, the two person crew of the aircraft ejected. Tragically, Captain Jenn Casey, the team’s Public Affairs Officer, did not survive. The…

Minister of Energy Sonya Savage issued the following statement about reports U.S. presumptive democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would cancel the presidential permit for Keystone XL: “While we are disappointed to hear these reports from the Biden campaign, we remain confident Keystone XL remains a critical part of North America’s post-pandemic economic recovery. “The project…

Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides issued the following statement on campus sexual violence: “May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month and I want to draw particular attention to sexual violence that can often occur on our post-secondary campuses. “One in five women attending university or college will experience sexual violence. Most often, it’s by someone she…

New research debunks long-held idea that birds build nests that look like the one they hatched in, say U of A scientists. By KATIE WILLIS The life experiences zebra finches have in early adolescence have a big effect on how they build their first homes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of…

May 18 at 3 p.m. Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low with 65 people currently in hospital, nine of whom are in intensive care. In total, 5,519 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. One more Albertan has died. Latest updates 39 new cases have been reported, bringing the number of total active cases to 1,036. Cases…

Modernizing almost 45-year-old rules for coal development will provide additional flexibility and certainty for industry, while maintaining stringent protection for sensitive lands. Government‘s outdated coal policy – which has been in place since 1976 – is being replaced by modern regulatory processes, integrated planning and land use policies. Repealing the policy will eliminate the use…