‘Pretty faint’: Clear skies, binoculars or telescope needed to see rare green-tailed comet

The comet, dubbed C/2022 E3, was discovered last year by astronomers in California and stands out for its green tail in photographs. “Unfortunately, it’s pretty faint. This comet right now sits on the verge of naked-eye visibility out in the country. Scientists can learn about the early makeup of the solar system from comets, which […]

‘On a journey’: AHS, Alberta Native Friendship Centres sign three-year agreement

“Friendship centres continue to provide a safe place and a voice to Indigenous clients, especially to those people living outside of traditional territories and Settlements. ANFCA has been a member of the AHS Indigenous Health Core Committee since its establishment in 2016. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive […]

Smith walks back claims she spoke to Alberta Crown prosecutors about COVID-19 cases

“While my language may have been imprecise in these instances, I was referring to the process and discussions above and the advice I received from the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update […]

Edmonton shifts to a more ‘balanced’ real estate market, condo sales up from April 2021

The average residential unit selling price in April was $510,988, an increase of 1.4 per cent from March and an 11 per cent jump from April 2021. More news, fewer ads, faster load time: Get unlimited, ad-lite access to the Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites for just $14/month or […]

Market bets on another jumbo interest rate hike in June | Edmonton Journal

Trading in overnight swaps show investors are now fully pricing in a second 50-basis-point increase at the central bank’s June 1 meeting. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Laurentian Bank of Canada switched their calls to a 50 basis point hike after the inflation report. Macklem and his officials also raised their estimate for the […]

UCP government ‘pleased’ with federal budget’s carbon capture tax credit | Edmonton Journal

Alberta has leaned heavily into investing in CCUS technology to tackle its emissions, and federal credits of up to 75 per cent have been called for by some industry proponents. In late March, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals announced a goal of reducing emissions more than 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 — […]