(AlbertaIndex, April 30, Monday) --- Norway’s Statoil ASA will make an all-cash offer to acquire all shares of TSX-listed-North American Oil Sands Corporation (NAOSC) at C$20 per share in a deal worth C$2.2 billion, the two companies announced last week.

        (AlbertaIndex, April 27, Friday) --- TSX-listed Firestone Ventures Inc said it has completed the purchase of underlying royalties on the three properties --- Alberta Sun, Redrock and Fort Macleod --- comprising the Alberta Sun uranium project in southwestern Alberta.

        (AlbertaIndex, April 27, Friday) --- ENMAX Energy has announced plans to build a major generation plant in an undisclosed site in southern Alberta to serve its growing customer base. The new power plant will provide enough electricity for about two thirds of Calgary’s requirements.

(AlbertaIndex, April 26, Thursday) --- The Council of Canadians is holding an open meeting in Calgary today to discuss the ‘looming threats’ to the country’s water supply posed by North American integration.

          (AlbertaIndex, April 26, Thursday) --- The Canadian economy is projected to grow by 2.2% this year, and by 2.7% in both 2008 and 2009, returning to its production capacity in the second half of 2007 and remaining there through 2008 and 2009, said the Bank of Canada.

          (AlbertaIndex, April 25, Wednesday) --- Edmonton is the first North American city to stockpile COLD-fX® anti-flu products for frontline emergency workers as part of a broad pandemic preparedness plan, said TSX-listed CV Technologies Inc.

        (AlbertaIndex, April 24) --- Ensuring efficient and effective transportation of food and agricultural commodities in the future will be the focus of the National Summit on Agriculutre and Food Truck Transport in Washington, DC on April 25-26.