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Matthew McClure

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Calgary, AB, Canada

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  • TorontoStar
  • Calgary Herald
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Past articles by Matthew:

'It's scary': Pro-pipeline activists in Calgary anxious about Trudeau policies

A week before the Liberals decide the future of Trans Mountain project, protesters gathered in Calgary to shout "Build that pipe" and applaud right-wing politicians at what organizers called Canada's largest ever rally in support of the oil and gas industry. → Read More

Alberta lauds court ruling but has no oil well cleanup plan

Alberta's energy minister says taxpayers are "better protected" thanks to a Supreme Court of Canada decision Thursday that prioritized clean up costs for abandoned oil and gas wells before debts to creditors when companies go bankrupt. But the NDP government still doesn't have a cleanup plan for more than 80,000 inactive sites → Read More

Notley warns Albertans of 'reckless cuts' under Kenney

As Premier Rachel Notley warns a Jason Kenney government would slow Alberta's economic recovery, a Liberal MP called for an investigation into Kenney's alleged misuse of parliamentary housing subsidies when he was a Calgary MP. → Read More

Crown asks court to dismiss case from employee who alleges fraud at Canada's pipeline regulator

A Crown attorney has asked a Federal Court judge to dismiss a case raised by an employee at Canada's pipeline regulator, who alleges that someone tampered with his written test for a new job at a different department. → Read More

Trudeau overreaching on efforts to undo Harper legacy, says Notley

The Trudeau government’s proposed changes to the environmental impact assessment process for energy projects will harm future investment in Canada and cost the country jobs, says Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. → Read More

Shareholders vote to sell Trans Mountain project to feds

Kinder Morgan shareholders voted almost unanimously to sell the Trans Mountain project to the federal government within an hour of the Federal Court of Appeal pulling the plug on the pipeline expansion - at least temporarily. → Read More

Highest-paid board superintendent will stay on despite 25 per cent pay cut

The chair of the Edmonton Catholic School District says Joan Carr will serve out her two-year contract, even though pay limits leaked exclusively to StarMetro mean she will earn between $87,000 and $102,000 less next school year. → Read More

Province to cut pay for top school board officials

Documents from the Ministry of Education say move will save province $1.5 million a year, lower superintendent salaries by 10 per cent. → Read More

Experts say feds overpaid by $1.2 billion for Trans Mountain pipeline

But taxpayers may be able to recoup their investment — if the project is finished on time and within budget. → Read More

For Trudeau and Notley, political fortunes tied to success of Trans Mountain pipeline

Financial and political watchers say Kinder Morgan deal contains risk for taxpayers, but may pay off at polls next year for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. → Read More

Alberta regulator says doctors’ misdeeds to remain public for 10 years

The move by the province’s medical college comes in the wake of a Star investigation that found 159 doctors who were able to move across the Canada-U.S. border, taking advantage of a broken system that keeps their disciplinary history secret from patients. → Read More

Gym memberships, kids’ college tuition paid among perks for Alberta school board execs, sources say

Education Department review reveals “concerning” perks for Alberta school board executives. → Read More

Calgary Board of Education may axe 69 positions

But the CBE will still spend close to the allowable maximum of 3.6 per cent on top administration next year as it keeps struggling with a controversial lease for its headquarters that eats up approximately one per cent of its entire $1.4-billion budget. → Read More

Construction of contentious Springbank dry dam delayed 10 months

Residents will now wait a decade after the devastating 2013 flood for full protection from reservoir project. Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason said Friday the extra time is needed to deal with questions from federal and provincial regulators. → Read More

Leaked document reveals smaller classes top priority for Alberta teachers in negotiations

Alberta Teachers Association survey finds more staff — not higher salaries — are the top priority. → Read More

Alberta may expropriate Springbank land without environmental approval for the controversial flood mitigation project

Transportation Minister Brian Mason says government may not wait for regulators’ OK before acquiring land for the controversial flood mitigation project. → Read More

WestJet’s pilot troubles might be just the beginning of a very bumpy ride

With a pilots’ strike looming, Canada’s second-largest airline is facing a reckoning that industry experts say has been on the horizon for some time. → Read More

Provincial backlog stalls completion of 138-km Calgary trail

Environment Minister Shannon Phillips has directed her department to “find a way forward” on Parks Foundation Calgary plan to build a boardwalk over a marsh in what will be the last leg of a trail encircling the city. → Read More

This doctor has a spotless record in Alberta — but he’s faced sanctions in 5 U.S. states

In Alberta, the college erases doctors’ disciplinary histories after five years. And that’s only for actions taken within the province — discipline from other jurisdictions isn’t posted to their online college profiles in Alberta at all. → Read More

Alberta government pledges $13.5 million for Calgary flood protection

Investments include barrier to protect part of downtown, stormwater sewer improvements for threatened neighbourhoods, and a new bridge with a higher deck in Inglewood. → Read More