{"id":782230,"date":"2026-07-05T17:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/782230\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:50:11","slug":"canada-funding-17-projects-across-alberta-and-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/782230\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada funding 17 projects across Alberta and Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian federal government is funding 17 clean-energy projects across\u00a0Alberta\u00a0and Saskatchewan, it said in an announcement Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says Ottawa\u2019s $26 million funding will modernize energy systems and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>About 10 projects will focus on energy storage, solar and wind energy development, interprovincial electricity transmission planning, Indigenous-led clean energy projects and workforce development.<\/p>\n<p>Hodgson says the strategy is to grow and connect Canada\u2019s electricity grid, along with doubling its capacity by 2050 to meet the \u201cexpected rise in demand\u201d with affordable, reliable, clean power.<\/p>\n<p>He says energy is the backbone of Canada\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are truly making good on our promise to Canadians to not only be an energy superpower, but to do it in a pragmatic, sustainable way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He says the funding will go towards modernizing energy systems and infrastructure, as well as reducing emissions.<\/p>\n<p>This comes on the heels of the <a href=\"https:\/\/calgary.citynews.ca\/2026\/07\/02\/alberta-premier-smith-west-coast-oil-pipeline-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">pipeline proposal<\/a> announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said the Alberta government is partnering with the federally owned Trans Mountain Corp. and\u00a0Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline to build and operate what has officially been labelled the West Coast Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>The province\u2019s submission package says the project will follow along the path of the current Trans Mountain pipeline, running from Bruderheim, northeast of Edmonton, to a terminal in Delta, B.C., just south of Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expected to deliver over one million barrels per day, and see tankers ship it to Asian markets.<\/p>\n<p>With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c35d78aa7e808fbac5775bc3308c52283c7e8aa8afda11fca2fa9b4c1c8585b0-1024x669.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" ratio=\"16x9\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tMinister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. 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