‘It was over our estimates’: Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ population boom putting pressure on Budget 2025

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It appears the province’s ‘Alberta is calling’ campaign worked a bit too well, prompting the province to look to taxpayers to cover some of the cost associated with the population boom. Jillian Code reports.

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