"We have to take that seriously, and we have to make sure that the taxpayers are protected," Smith said. Alberta repealed its decades-old coal policy and issued new leases in 2020, only to put ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province had taxpayers in mind when it decided to lift a ban on new coal exploration and development on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

"We have to take that seriously, and we have to make sure that the taxpayers are protected," Smith said. Alberta repealed its decades-old coal policy and issued new leases in 2020, only to put nearly ...

Washington — A federal judge in South Florida blocked the Justice Department from giving lawmakers the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith's report that deals with his investigation ...

“We have to take that seriously, and we have to make sure that the taxpayers are protected,” Smith said. Alberta repealed its decades-old coal policy and issued new leases in 2020, only to put ...

Smith says the potential liability facing Alberta means the government needs to take the lawsuits seriously and taxpayers need to be protected, but critics say the province has needlessly declared ...