Premier Ed Stelmach has halted a plan to conduct seismic testing under a pristine lake in northeastern Alberta ... tar-like oil —from under Marie Lake, a process he called experimental and ...

People along Marie Lake in northeast Alberta took to their boats Saturday to protest the government's decision to allow seismic tests in the pristine body of water. Carrying signs saying "Save The ...

That's a setback for Calgary-based OSUM, which is essentially being prevented by Alberta from pursuing a crude project on land leased to it for that very purpose. OSUM bought the Marie Lake lease ...