Amid the dozens of Calgarians posting online moving sale ads in the aftermath of the oil price crash, Lora and Danny Major's story is typical, even if their relocation destination isn't.

Homebuilders who wish to work in the ravaged northern Alberta community, the headquarters for Canada’s oilsands region, will have to submit a "builder declaration" before they can apply for a permit.

North American producers assumed that Saudi Arabia would reduce output to support prices. Instead, the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil elected to accept lower prices.

Some of the largest oilsands producers in the province were forced to shut down or curtail operations last month as 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray evacuated the city to escape the fierce blaze.

The pipeline has spilled an estimated 380,000 litres of light petroleum.

The Canadian arm of U.K.−based G4S says the global security company does as much as it can to investigate its employees before hiring them, but it can’t guarantee they won’t commit violent crimes.

As part of its conditional approval, the NEB said Kinder Morgan would have to account for the greenhouse gas emissions that would arise from building the expanded pipeline.

Alberta oilsands workers are returning to begin the tricky process of restarting their projects in northern Alberta, reassured by colder weather and a forecast of rain.