Canada's federal government has assured Alberta that it will not bear a disproportionate burden of any retaliatory tariffs imposed in response to potential US import levies.

Bonnie Drozdowski is the executive director of environment, bio-industrial and clean technologies at InnoTech Alberta, which received funds for a project based on a new technique to capture CO2 from flue gas at the Shepard Energy Centre on the east side of Calgary.

Any Canadian response to U.S. tariffs will be regionally fair and equitable and not single out Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province, Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday.

Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said Canada's response to Trump's tariffs would focus on products in a way that hurts Americans more than Canadians.

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says any retaliatory Canadian action against United States tariffs must be applied fairly across provincial economies, to ensure one sector is not hit harder than others.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that showcasing Canada’s stepped-up efforts to protect its border from drugs and illegal migrants could help the country avoid the looming 25 per cent tariffs promised by U.

The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make a funding announcement to support carbon management technologies in Alberta. A media availability will follow.

With Canada continuing to face pressure from the United States to beef up border security, the RCMP says a Black Hawk helicopter started patrolling the Alberta-U.S. boundary on Tuesday. Helicopter patrols will travel along the Prairie border searching for illegal activity, including illegal migration, human smuggling and drug trafficking.

Trudeau blasted Smith, reminding her that the federal government bought the Trans Mountain pipeline, which now has a C$34.5 billion price tag, giving Alberta its only route to export oil from Canada’s Pacific coast.

Canada’s effort to push back against possible US tariffs is being undermined by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pledge to fight federal plans to cut or tax crude exports to the US, Canada’s natural resources minister said.

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Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday any response to U.S. tariffs would be regionally fair and equitable and would not target Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province.