I spent a week in the Athabasca oil sands last month and what I saw was a truly massive operation that's driven by the demand for something we all use every day. The Athabasca sands hold the ...

in the Athabasca Oil Sands region of northern Alberta. The Athabasca Oil Sands comprise what is considered one of the largest oil deposits in the world and is the heart of Canada's oil industry.

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing Alberta, saying the province failed to address a host of fundamental flaws in its mine security program, thus undermining the eventual cleanup of oil ...