Analysis finds the Alberta government allows millions of dollars of taxpayer money to wind up in the hands of a few ranchers grazing cattle on public land. The government has long ignored calls to fix the system
A $10-billion AI data centre races ahead in a rural Alberta town, population 9,679
The project, if built, would include the second-largest power plant in Alberta and consume as much electricity as the city of Edmonton
Is Alberta really running out of pipeline capacity?
Does Alberta need a new oil pipeline? Is the Trans Mountain pipeline full? Questions are swirling — here’s what you need to know
Alberta produces a lot of oil. So does Venezuela. How does it all fit together?
As the U.S. asserts control over Venezuelan oil, we dig into the potential consequences for Alberta, Canada and the world
‘Direct violation’: Alberta ignored its own rules by transferring wells to delinquent oil company, data suggests
First published Dec. 11, 2025 at The Narwhal. Read the full story here. The Alberta Energy Regulator appears to have ignored a direct ministerial order meant to protect rural municipalities and prevent struggling oil and gas companies from obtaining new licences, data obtained by The Narwhal reveals. At issue is a transfer of 170 oil … Continue reading ‘Direct violation’: Alberta ignored its own rules by transferring wells to delinquent oil company, data suggests
Alberta let an oil and gas company ‘in survival mode’ take over 170 wells. Now it’s not paying its bills
In an email obtained by The Narwhal, MAGA Energy recommended landowners ask the government for reimbursement of its outstanding lease payments
‘By the wayside’: rural Albertans are angry at companies not paying their bills
Landowners ring alarm bells about the Alberta government paying them on behalf of delinquent oil and gas companies
Appetite for investing in electricity projects shifting ‘away from Alberta,’ say investors
A report quietly released this summer by Alberta’s electricity grid operator finds investment has been ‘significantly undermined’ — especially for renewables
‘Broken’ trust: senior political staffers met by jeers at meeting with rural Albertans
Alberta’s oil and gas well problem is a ‘giant stinking pile of shit,’ according to the premier’s special advisor, who wrote the province’s strategy to address the issue and is on the Alberta Energy Regulator board
Two Albertas: rural town halls and Big Oil’s halls of power
A meeting in rural Alberta reveals a knot of tension in the global oil industry: who bears its burden? It's a divide between economic promises and the struggles of small communities
Drew Anderson 