The agreement provides support for Denison's ( DNN) majority owned and operated Wheeler River project and Waterbury Lake ...

After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its tributaries from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca, researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct ...

A new study says rules governing how much water oilsands plants can take from the Athabasca River are not based on enough information and don’t account for how low flows can get in the crucial ...

The river that provides water to the oilsands industry is much more prone to multi-year droughts than modern records show, suggesting that the industry's current level of water use may not be ...

Denison Mines and Ya'thi Néné Land and Resource Office have finalized a regional benefits agreement with Athabasca Basin ...

A 78-year-old bridge in the hamlet of Smith, Alta., is at risk of collapsing into the Athabasca River, according to the local government, which can't afford to replace it. Local leaders say the ...

Contrary to previous research, the section of the Athabasca River that runs near Fort McMurray’s oilsands operations does not contain higher-than-usual amounts of toxic metals, say three University of ...

David Schindler is Professor Emeritus of Ecology, University of Alberta and the first recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize (1991). Maude Barlow is honorary chairperson of the Council of Canadians ...

High levels of toxic pollutants in Alberta's Athabasca River system are linked to oilsands mining, researchers have found. The findings counter the reports by a joint industry-government panel that ...

New scientific research has found increased levels of some carcinogenic chemicals linked to oil sands mining in the Athabasca River, refuting long-held industry and government claims that natural ...

Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning Calgary journalist and author, as well as The Tyee's first writer in residence. Whitefish TOP: from the Athabasca Delta, collected by Robert Grandjambe Jr., May ...