Used in previous centuries for tasks ranging from waterproofing canoes to paving roads, the abundant bitumen found in Alberta's Athabasca Oil Sands may serve another purpose: securing Canada's ...

Map showing the extent of the oil sands in Alberta, Canada. The three oil sand deposits are known as the Athabasca Oil Sands, the Cold Lake Oil Sands and the Peace River Oil Sands. Image by ...

Alberta’s government is moving ahead with plans to allow oil sands producers to pay their royalties in bitumen, letting it turn around and sell those barrels in a major expansion of the government’s ...