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2 NORTHERN ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS WILL SHARE A 49% INTEREST IN SUNCOR OILSANDS STORAGE FACILITY
The acquisition by the Mikisew Cree and Fort McKay First Nations was first announced a year ago but was conditional on the First Nations securing funding... READ MORE›
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TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER CANCELS CALGARY APPEARANCE
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's campaign manager has cancelled her Calgary appearance just days before she was scheduled to speak at the Palliser Hotel... READ MORE›
FLAMES REACH OILSANDS FACILITIES NORTH OF FORT MCMURRAY
The Fort McMurray wildfire has destroyed one of the oilsands camps north of the city and is roaring eastward toward others in its path... READ MORE›
FORT MCMURRAY, ONE YEAR AFTER THE MASSIVE FIRE KNOWN AS 'THE BEAST'
The Beast is still smouldering in the Canadian wilderness a year after the devastating inferno nearly destroyed Alberta's Fort McMurray... READ MORE›
GAS STATIONS IN B.C. AND ALBERTA RUNNING OUT OF GAS
Petro-Canada gas stations in Kelowna, Kamloops, Edmonton and Calgary are running out of petrol from their parent company, Suncor... READ MORE›
OIL COMPANIES DONATED TO CLINTON FOUNDATION WHILE LOBBYING STATE DEPARTMENT
The State Department's 2009 approval of the Alberta Clipper pipeline benefited some donors to the Clinton Foundation... READ MORE›
HOW AN OILSANDS FACILITY BECAME A MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL DURING THE WILDFIRE
With a wildfire heading towards Fort McMurray and an evacuation order in place, Mavis Ure was in no position to leave... READ MORE›
WILDFIRE IN CANADA'S FORT MAC ENERGY HEARTLAND FORCES EVACUATION
Some residents were evacuated to Noralta Lodge, an oil sands camp 21 kilometers 13 miles north of Fort McMurray... READ MORE›
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ALBERTA AS WILDFIRE FORCES FORT MCMURRAY EVACUATION
We got out just in time.' Rachel Notley, the Alberta premier, said about 10,000 evacuees had moved north to stay in the oil sands work camps... READ MORE›
CANADA WILDFIRE TO 'DOUBLE IN SIZE' AS BLAZE CREATES OWN WEATHER AND SMOKE IS DETECTED IN FLORIDA
The blaze, described by some residents as hell on earth, had grown to around 386 square miles by Friday, according to the Alberta provincial government... READ MORE›
ALBERTA WILDFIRE EXPLODES ACROSS FORESTS IN NO WAY IS THIS FIRE UNDER CONTROL
Much of the attention is focused on Fort McMurray, where crews continue to stave off encroaching flames from critical infrastructure and homes... READ MORE›
KEYSTONE PIPELINE: OBAMA GIVEN BOOST FROM EPA REPORT REVISING CLIMATE IMPACT
Demonstrators hold signs against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in front of the White House in Washington... READ MORE›
CANADA MAY FACE ERA OF PIPELINE ABUNDANCE AFTER KEYSTONE MOVE
The administration moved to expedite approval and construction of the Keystone XL pipeline as well as the Dakota Access line through North Dakota... READ MORE›
FORT MCMURRAY BLAZE FAST AND UNPREDICTABLE KEEPS FIREFIGHTERS AT A DISTANCE
Most of the oil sands operations are north of Fort McMurray and remained outside of the apparent path of the fire... READ MORE›
CANADIAN OFFICIALS HOPE TO PUT 'DEATH GRIP' ON RAGING FORT MCMURRAY FIRE
Concerns over heavy smoke had seen some 300 people evacuated from Fort McKay, a First Nations community north of Fort McMurray, and brought to Edmonton... READ MORE›
CONOCOPHILLIPS TO LAY OFF 300 IN PULL-BACK FROM CANADA OIL SANDS
Global energy majors have sold off more than 22.5 billion worth of Canadian oil sands assets so far this year to domestic companies... READ MORE›
WILDFIRES CAUSE CHAOS IN CANADA OIL SANDS TOWN
Fort McMurray is the capital of Alberta's oil sands region... READ MORE›
FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE UPENDS PLAN TO RESTART OIL SANDS OPERATIONS
Some oil sands operations, like those of Shell Canada, are well north and were not affected on Tuesday... READ MORE›
DEVASTATING ALBERTA WILDFIRE 'PROBABLY STARTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY', POLICE SAY
Potential causes linked to humans, said Travis Fairweather of Alberta Wildfire, include campfires left unattended, debris caught in recreational vehicles and downed power lines... READ MORE›
ALBERTA WILDFIRE SPREADS OUT FROM FORT MCMURRAY TO SASKATCHEWAN
The Alberta oil sands have the third-largest reserves of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela... READ MORE›
CANADA'S 'DIRTY OIL' CLIMATE CHANGE DILEMMA
At the moment, oil sands operations emit roughly 70 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year but the cap will be set at 100 megatonnes... READ MORE›
SUNCOR ENERGY LAUNCHES $4.3 BILLION HOSTILE BID FOR CANADIAN OIL SANDS
Canadian Oil Sands urged shareholders not to act on the all-share offer as it reviews the bid... READ MORE›
ALBERTA FIRE EVACUEES MOVED A 2ND TIME AS WEATHER SHIFTS
About 10,000 evacuees moved north, where oil sands work camps were being pressed into service to house people... READ MORE›
CANADA WILDFIRES IN ALBERTA EXPECTED TO BURN FOR MONTHS
Canadian officials say they expect to fight the massive wildfire that has destroyed large parts of Alberta's oil sands city of Fort McMurray for months... READ MORE›
CANADA EVACUATES OIL WORKERS AMID WILDFIRES
AA quickly spreading wildfire forced the evacuation ofA 4,000 workers at major oil sands facilities in Canada late Monday... READ MORE›
COMPANIES AIRLIFT FORT MCMURRAY OILSANDS WORKERS UNDER NEW FIRE THREAT
Fort McMurray oil workers escape fire through smoke-filled skies... READ MORE›
AFTER CANADA WILDFIRE A SILVER LINING FOR BUSINESSES
Reporting by Nicole Mordant in Vancouver, Susan Taylor in Toronto, Rod Nickel in Lac la Biche, Alberta Editing by Alistair Bell... READ MORE›
ALBERTA PREMIER AND OILSANDS COMPANY EXECUTIVES LOOK AHEAD TO RESTARTING OPERATIONS
Nexen Long Lake and Hangingstone, south of Fort McMurray, are believed to be undamaged, but fire has prevented anyone from inspecting the facilities... READ MORE›
FORT MCMURRAY EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED AS SOME WORKERS AND RESIDENTS RETURN
The Alberta oil sands have the third-largest reserves of oil in the world, behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela... READ MORE›
HUMANS PROBABLY CAUSED FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE
Humans probably caused Fort McMurray wildfire Canadian police... READ MORE›
BLAZES IN FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, KNOCKED OUT ONE-THIRD OF CANADA'S DAILY CRUDE CAPACITY
The drop in oil sands production this week is one of several global supply disruptions that are erasing some of the oversupply in crude... READ MORE›