Jason Markusoff

The U.S.-Iran conflict's impact on oil prices has taken Alberta's budget picture skyward with them, turning a previously forecast $9.4-billion deficit into a $2-billion surplus. The same geopolitical factor that has caused massive inflation to fuel prices... See more

A foreign trade threat that has prompted a rally-’round-the-flag moment for Canadians may also have provided a boost for a pro-unity group whose emblem is a modified Canadian flag. Thomas Lukaszuk said he pulled in more than 11,000 viewers for an online t... See more

In some Alberta separatists’ arguments, their big idea isn’t so much about severing the province from Canada. The goal is to fortify trade bonds with Alberta’s southern neighbour. “We sit beside the largest economy in the world, with the shortest and lowe... See more

If Albertans vote yes to the five immigration questions on this fall’s referendum, many of Alberta’s 260,000 temporary workers and other non-permanent residents could lose their health and education coverage — while all the rest could have to pay access f... See more

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been thinking big — very big — as plans advance to build a new West Coast oil pipeline. To her, growing oil production in her province to fill that million-barrel pipe isn’t a sufficient ambition. She’s staked a target t... See more