Oil markets feel pinch from renewed COVID-19 outbreaks
All eyes are focused on Saudi Arabia. Will it continue to single-handedly maintain stability in the markets?…
Building neurotech community in Alberta earns student startup award
Eden Redman co-founded student group-turned-non-profit to support students exploring new ways for computers to interact with the brain…
Bleak clouds over the crude oil horizon are dissipating
But much still depends on United States-Iran nuclear talks and how OPEC+ members will react to any deal…
ConnecTour Chronicles: Even in Banff, COVID-19 has left its mark
Tattoo artist Robb Syre moved to the Alberta mountain resort town to chase a dream with his best friend. Instead, he lost his friend to the virus…
Alberta’s own Independence Day is fast approaching
Laurentian Canada is expected to reject any proposals to re-negotiate equalization out of hand, thereby precipitating a major political crisis…
Changes to royalties could super-charge upgrading in Alberta
Why would a producer pay more to upgrade bitumen in the province when it costs considerably less to have an out-of-province refinery do it?…
Prairie provinces debt levels a ticking time bomb
If politicians don’t take this subject seriously, it will be a time bomb paid for by today’s young and future generations…
Rising demand and prices suggest an oil market resurgence
Oil traders betting on higher crude prices for second half of the year. Analysts say US$100 oil is a distinct possibility…
Business grad manages all-star performance in school and sports
From penalty kicks to the Academic All-Canadians, Kiera Fujimoto was a clutch player on the soccer pitch and in the classroom…
Incidents of serious parasitic disease on the rise in Alberta
The province is now the North American hotspot for a rare, potentially fatal disease, say researchers…