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"In for a penny, in for a pound. Once you start believing those things, it just becomes easier to justify more and more extreme levels."

The Calgary-based company said in December it and joint venture partner Petrochemical Industries Co. of Kuwait had decided to halt work on an integrated propane dehydration plant and polypropylene upgrading facility near Edmonton

“And as far as I can make out it was quite harmless, very quick. And I’ve had lots of letters from people who’ve been very surprised by how easy it was to get the vaccine.”

Alberta's 2021-22 budget includes an extra $40 million to Learning Support Funding, an envelope that includes PUF and numerous other grants.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said the average small business owner has accrued $170,000 in debt, with businesses in the hospitality, recreation and service sectors most indebted.

Government house leader Jason Nixon said recall legislation would allow for recalls in the government's current term.

"Just as we’ve been taught that moderation is the key to so many habits, it’s the same for news."

Siksika consultation officer Scotty Many Guns said land in southwest Alberta is traditional Blackfoot territory that has been used for thousands of years. It remains a hunting ground, a garden of edible and ceremonial plants and a gathering site.

The province provided an accounting on Feb. 25 of health-related COVID-19 spending and pledged to increase total health spending by about $900 million, or four per cent.

The province is bumping up capital funding this year, but the following two years will bring cuts of 44 per cent to expected municipal capital funding.