Oil

More and more Albertans live and work abroad. What ideas and attitudes do they bring home?

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.

The land claims of the Lubicon Cree are still not settled. As oil sands activity heats up, a deal seems even more remote.

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.

The fresh-water-injection debate.

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.