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Albertas unemployment rate remained steady last month, though both Calgary and Lethbridge saw more people out of work.

Gains in many sectors, including the oilsands, were offset by losses in sectors like retail.

Gains in many sectors, including the oilsands, were offset by losses in sectors like retail.

Hoffman said she was energized to lead a party poised to fix health care challenges, combat climate change, and address the housing crisis.

Hoffman said she was energized to lead a party poised to fix health care challenges, combat climate change, and address the housing crisis.

A report from the Alberta auditor general found the province failed to track whether the Alberta Jobs Now program reached job creation targets.

A report from the Alberta auditor general found the province failed to track whether the Alberta Jobs Now program reached job creation targets.

Finance Minister Nate Horner — after promising any stand-alone Alberta pension plan would not follow the contentious Quebec model, then saying it might, then saying it wont — told reporters Friday that possibility is back on the table.

Finance Minister Nate Horner told reporters that a plan similar to the Quebec model would be considered — if thats what Albertans want

The government is pausing its pension plan engagement sessions until the chief actuary provides its estimate of Albertas asset withdrawal.