From Cowboy Trail to the Canadian Badlands, and a whole lot of big-time small-town charm. We’ve got a lot to see. Let’s hit the road. | Travel Alberta

Plan a summer road trip and explore Alberta. | Travel Alberta

196 reactions · 74 shares | From indoor comforts to outside-your-door adventure, winter comes alive in Alberta’s cities. Calgary and Edmonton each bring a unique take to winter culture and are basecamps for incredible Canadian Rocky Mountain experiences. #ExploreAlberta | Travel Alberta | Facebook

1.3K views · 20 reactions | For the first time, Alberta's two biggest cities have elected visible minority candidates to the mayor's offices. | CityNews Toronto | Facebook

The Athabasca Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada now cover roughly 100 square miles (258 square kilometers). The facility has expanded as its production of oil increased since the 1990s - an average of 3.1 million barrels were extracted each day in 2018, which is four times as much as in 2005. Athabasca contains Earth’s largest known deposit of bitumen, a semi-solid form of crude oil that occurs as a mixture of sand, clay, and water. The additional energy required to mine and then remove the sand from