oil sands

As its money-making oil industry shrivels, Alberta is faced with a seismic reordering of its books—and the notion that it’s now an outlier for the wrong reasons

When dozens of aquatic birds landed in an oil sands tailings pond, saving their lives wasn’t easy. But an Edmonton rehab agency managed to send some back into the wild.

Jen Gerson: In a system where every major project is a target for obstruction and protest, everyone suffers

He may be a true believer in the conservative cause, but Kenney has evolved into a petro-premier first and foremost

Scott Gilmore: Every major player and investor understands the days of oil are numbered. Politicians are the only ones too shameless to say it out loud.

Jen Gerson: Nothing demonstrates the parochialism and myopia of the people running Alberta Inc. more than their support for the Canadian Energy Centre

The project is a long shot to get built, while others are already approved. How did it become a flashpoint in the climate-change battle?

The 16-year-old Swede lent her voice to Albertans who care deeply about climate change. And make no mistake, there are a lot of them.

Canada’s bitumen giants say their crude has become less carbon-intensive than the average. How do their claims hold up?

The author argues the pipeline to B.C. is folly and Canada risks being ‘a great source of destruction’

Stephen Maher: Indignation over pipelines is over the top—B.C.’s concerns are valid and Ottawa has far from failed to back the oil sands.

Ottawa’s overhaul of energy policies—and the lack of a pipeline—could be a blow to investor confidence in a struggling industry, says report