UCP reducing 'war room' budget amid COVID-19

The Alberta government is reducing funding for its oft-controversial "war room" to offset the spending brought on by the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The province will cut down the Canadian Energy Centre's budget for three months, or until regular operations resume, it said in a release Monday. "If applied on an annual basis, this reflects a 90 per cent reduction in the CEC’s operating budget from $30 million to $2.84 million," the government said. Current spending will cover present and fut