The Globe and Mail (subscription) | Canada's Alberta Province Raises Taxes to Cope with Oil Price Drop Wall Street Journal CALGARY—The energy-rich western Canadian province of Alberta said it would raise taxes and hold the line on expenses even as it expects to post a record deficit due to a slump in crude oil prices. Alberta's woes have fanned fears about the effect of ... Alberta plans to spend big to ease oil pains Alberta Budget Deficit Soars to Record on Oil Collapse Plunging oil prices forces government to reach into Albertans' wallets |