Oilsands & Heavy Oil
Suncor’s Fort Hills expansion is reconsidered by regulator
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 6:35 AM MDT
The Alberta Energy Regulator is reconsidering approval of a plan allowing Suncor Energy Inc. to extend its Fort Hills oilsands…
First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 6:08 AM MDT
Chiefs of First Nations affected by releases of wastewater from an oilsands mine excoriated Alberta's regulator at a House of…
Alberta regulator confirms potential oilsands toxins in small fish bearing waterbody
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 6:13 AM MDT
Alberta's energy regulator has confirmed hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after two releases of tailings-contaminated wastewater from…
Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: Document
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 7:04 AM MDT
The Alberta government waited a month before calling an emergency response to one of the biggest releases of oilsands tailings…
Syncrude faces charges in death of worker at oilsands project
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 6:34 AM MDT
Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been charged in the death of a worker north of Fort McMurray. The Alberta government says…
Alberta information commissioner to investigate Kearl tailings leak notifications
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6:45 AM MDT
Alberta’s information commissioner has started an investigation into how the province's energy regulator notified the public about tailings pond releases…
Trudeau set to pick a lane in clean-tech race against Biden
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:35 AM MDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is about to decide which low-carbon industries should be winners in Canada’s bid to stay…
Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:27 AM MDT
Premier Danielle Smith says slow public notification of Imperial Oil Limited’s oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future…
Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:20 AM MDT
Federal lawyers defended the government’s Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday against concerns the legislation was too…
Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta
Monday, March 20, 2023, 6:12 AM MDT
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has further spelled out what he wants to see in a new body that would…
Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts
Monday, March 13, 2023, 6:22 AM MDT
Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look…
Alberta Energy Regulator may have ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak: lawyer
Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 6:14 AM MST
Alberta's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond…
