Oil

Think oil sands companies are certain to clean up after themselves? Think again. How citizens could be stuck with the $15-billion bill.

Almost 100,000 spent oil and gas wells litter Alberta. Who will pay the clean-up cost?

When an overdeveloped sense of prosperity causes an underdeveloped sense of democracy.

Think the royalty debate started with Stelmach? Think again. Albertans have been debating (and raising) royalty rates for nearly 80 years.

Oil sands extraction makes a lot of waste. Where does it all go? Welcome to Alberta’s tailings ponds.

Lured by the promise of lucre, a writer hits the rigs.

A Calgary energy company is being sued in a New York court for complicity in genocide. Back home in Alberta, news organizations are happy to look the other way.

Fort McMurray struggles to keep pace with its booming oil sands industry.

Newfoundlanders find work and heartache in Fort McMurray.

Keyano College—the heart of the northern arts scene.