Mikisew Cree First Nation
Feds free up money to study health of Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands
More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal government is funding a study to do just that.
UN finds Wood Buffalo National Park under threat from climate change and development
The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger.
Wood Buffalo National Park still on environmental threat list; UNESCO calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.
Ron Quintal fought Fort McMurray’s megafire ‘The Beast’. Now he’s back in smoke
Ever since fighting “The Beast” — a massive system of wildfires that devastated Fort McMurray and swept through northern Alberta in 2016 — Ron Quintal says his “anxiety level goes from zero to 100 in a matter of minutes” at that telltale sign of smoke.
Fire forces evacuation of Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan
A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby.
Suncor reports release from sediment pond on Alberta oilsands mine
In a note to area First Nations, the Alberta Energy Regulator says the water is from a pond used to settle suspended solids in surface water collected from parts of the site that haven't been mined. Once the sediments settle, the water is emptied into a creek that drains into the Athabasca River.
‘A complete joke’: Indigenous leaders take aim at Alberta energy regulator over oilsands tailings spill
Alberta’s energy regulator is a captured entity that should be dismantled, multiple Indigenous leaders and representatives told parliamentarians Monday.
Guilbeault calls for stronger Alberta links on oilsands tailings ponds problems
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has repeated his call for a stronger federal presence when it comes to environmental monitoring and communications in the oilsands, following a pair of wastewater releases from Imperial Oil's Kearl mine in Alberta.
Alberta silence over oilsands spill 'worrisome', says Steven Guilbeault
Alberta's nine-month silence over two releases of toxic oilsands tailings water is "worrisome," says federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Alberta's oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems, First Nations contend
Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn't been enough to avoid repeating past mistakes.
UNESCO team to determine if Alberta's Wood Buffalo Park belongs on endangered list
A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park, including plans to release treated oilsands tailings into its watershed.
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of oilpatch environmental monitoring
Three northern Alberta First Nations are asking to appeal the province's suspension of environmental monitoring in the oilpatch because it "fails to come close" to being a reasonable decision.
Indigenous and environmental groups ask for restart of oilpatch monitoring
Seven environmental and Indigenous groups have asked the Alberta government to restart oilpatch monitoring as soon as possible given that other activities are coming out of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Oilsands producer Cenovus to give $50 million for Indigenous housing
Indigenous leaders say they hope other companies will follow the lead of Cenovus Energy Inc. after it pledged to give $10 million per year over the next five years to support housing in six northern Alberta communities near its oilsands operations.