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EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions. She says the move is critical to keep industry competitive and defend jobs as Canada navigates a tariff fight with the United States. She says it also provides certainty and economic relief to critical sectors such as oil and gas, electricity, and manufacturing. The price had been set to rise to $110 per tonne in 2026 and to continue [Read more]

A U.S. House committee released a budget proposal that includes more than $1.5 billion to replenish and maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and cancels a congressionally mandated sale, following huge sales from the facility in 2022. The proposal from the House Energy and Commerce Committee released late on Sunday contains $1.32 billion to purchase oil to help replenish the SPR, the world’s largest emergency stockpile of crude, and $218 million for maintenance of the facility. U.S. [Read more]

Children’s Cottage Society is excited to announce the launch of Clays for a Cause, a brand-new clay-shooting fundraiser happening Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the scenic Silver Willow Sporting Club in Carstairs, Alberta. Building on the sold-out success of Clays for the Cottage, this new event invites participants to “Break Clays and Shatter Barriers” in support of the Society’s new Family Mental Wellness Hub, opening on Wednesday, May 14. All proceeds will help children and families access [Read more]

Iran is preparing for a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran's government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani was quoted by Russia's state RIA news agency as saying on Monday. "Putin's trip to Tehran is currently being worked out, preparations are underway," Mohajerani was quoted as saying by RIA. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin. Putin held talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran in 2022, the Kremlin leader's first trip outside the former Soviet [Read more]