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O’Leary says the project's total investment over its lifetime is expected to be over $70 billion when “considering the infrastructure, power, data centres and ancillary structures.”

Experts say it’s common to be stressed about money around the holidays, but talking to friends and family about your budget — and maybe even agreeing to financial caps on gift-giving — can remove a lot of anxiety from the holiday season.

With the Kananaskis Country summit a controlled access zone for security reasons, RCMP are preparing for potential protests in Banff given the media centre will be located at The Banff Centre.

Air Canada plans to offer free Wi-Fi to Aeroplan members aboard its flights starting next year, building on a partnership with telecom giant Bell that already gives passengers free text messaging capabilities.

"They are really holding the town hostage for an agreement they're asking from the federal government, which is they need Parks Canada to lease the land for interim housing they want to build in the town of Jasper."

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province is putting $29 million into creating a new sheriff patrol unit to shore up security at the Canada-United States border.

Investigators found instances of unprofessional conduct including invasive exams and improper medical equipment storage.

Hotspots included signs of microcracking, some areas of high chloride levels in the mortar, pitting and corrosion of pipes, and wire damage.

Rocky View County council emerged from a closed session on Dec. 10 at its regular council meeting and voted to withdraw by a vote of 4-3 from the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB).

“Over the last two years, we've seen zero progress on the thermal coal export ban, and now we're seeing Canada move in the opposite direction by refusing to even assess the impacts of a major expansion of Canada's largest thermal coal mine,” said Julia Levin of Environmental Defence.