{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The federal government has also suspended its fuel excise tax until the end of January.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-22T21:25:11.216Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-22T20:04:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T02:00:42.289Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body; two independent outlets quoted; figures given with origin stated.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment; specific figures, dates, places or names; says what happens next.","hype":"Language is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#AlbertaPolitics","#FuelTax","#CostOfLiving","#EnergyPrices"],"entities":["Alberta","Danielle Smith","Jason Nixon"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Alberta will pause its provincial fuel tax for three months starting October 1.","Drivers will save 13 cents a litre on gasoline and diesel.","The federal government has suspended its fuel excise tax until the end of January.","Alberta's Finance Minister Jason Nixon stated the province is in line for its sixth-consecutive surplus."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alberta will suspend its provincial fuel tax for three months, beginning October 1. Drivers will save 13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel. The federal government has also suspended its fuel excise tax until the end of January. Alberta's Finance Minister Jason Nixon stated the province is in line for its sixth-consecutive surplus. The province will monitor prices at the pump for price gouging."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on end date"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Daily Hive reported the suspension would last until 2027, while other reports stated it would end at the close of the year. The Toronto Star and Global News also reported the suspension would last until the end of the year."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned Alberta's Finance Minister Jason Nixon stating the province is in line for its sixth-consecutive surplus. None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned that the province will monitor prices at the pump for price gouging."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Epoch Times","url":"https://theepochtimes.com/world/alberta-to-pause-fuel-tax-starting-oct-1-cutting-13-cents-per-litre-at-pumps-6095116","headline":"Alberta to Pause Fuel Tax Starting Oct. 1, Cutting 13 Cents per Litre at Pumps","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-26T00:33:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Rebel News","url":"http://rebelnews.com/alberta_drops_fuel_tax_to_zero_saving_residents_hundreds_of_dollars","headline":"Alberta drops fuel tax to zero, saving residents hundreds of dollars","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T16:24:48.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Saaz o Awaz - Listen Online","url":"https://eawaz.com/local-news/alberta-suspending-fuel-tax-savings-pump","headline":"Alberta suspending fuel tax for savings at pump 2026","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T11:25:48.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Alberta 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