Internal emails show the province's seven-month moratorium on renewable-energy projects was a political decision and not requested by the system operator like the premier said it was.Newly uncovered documents show the CEO of the Alberta Electric System Operator opposed the decision.The publication The Narwhal got its hands on internal emails through a freedom-of-information request.
"There may have been some concern about the impact it would have on the investment climate. I understand that, too, but my concern is reliability, so we had to make sure we moved forward on that," Smith said.A statement sent by Law says, essentially, the AESO CEO was only doing his job and now supports the policy direction of the government.
Rural crime is on the decline, the RCMP said in a media statement released by the Southern Alberta District late Wednesday afternoon.The head of British Columbia’s civil service has revealed that a “state or state-sponsored actor” is behind multiple cyber-security incidents against provincial government networks.A suspect is at large after robbing a convenience store at gunpoint in Merritt, B.C., Friday, according to local police.
A 43-year-old man has been charged after a driver was struck and killed while changing a tire on the side of a Highway 15 near Montreal on Thursday.Montreal graphic novelist Michel Rabagliati is among four artists Canada Post honoured with stamps that went on sale on Friday.RCMP say seven people have been arrested and charged in connection with a kidnapping and assault in Tobique First Nation, N.B.