Elections Alberta kicks off massive hiring spree ahead of fall referendum vote

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are promoting a new west-east shipping corridor that would see a pipeline shipping Alberta oil to refineries in southern Ontario. The two provincial leaders appeared together in Calgary on Monday to announce the new Northern Shield Energy Corridor proposal, comprising a 3,300-kilometre oil pipeline running from Hardisty, Alta. to Sarnia, Ont. Ford said that critical minerals mined in Ontario would also be shipped west through the new energy corridor. The Ontario premier said at the announcement that Alberta oil should be...