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Tax watchdog wants film grants canned

The province should roll the final credits on programs like the one that funded a film critical of the oilsands, says a taxpayer advocate.

Oil film grant angers Alberta premier

EDMONTON - Premier Ed Stelmach says he's upset provincial dollars were used to help bankroll an anti-oilsands flick. The program that provides grants to film productions is being reviewed in a lead-up to next year's budget, he said Wednesday.

The Fraser Institute: Best Labour Markets in Canada Found in the West, Led by Alberta and Saskatchewan; Ontario and ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Western Canadian provinces recorded the best performing labour markets in Canada between 2005 and 2009, led by Alberta and Saskatchewan, according to a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, Canada's leading public policy think tank.

Dirty Oil documentary received provincial funding

Carol Christian Today staff Her anti-oilsands movie has stirred controversy because it received provincial funding, but director Leslie Iwerks says the government shouldn't criticize what it hasn't seen.[...]

Museum catalogue receives financial boost

On Aug. 1, the ongoing article catalogue and inventory at the Crowsnest Museum was given a financial boost after the Crowsnest Historical Society received federal grant money amounting to $23,945.[...]