Alberta Energy Regulator may have ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak: lawyer

Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial's oilsands research centre in Calgary on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial's oilsands research centre in Calgary on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

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Nova Scotia's modern 'gold rush' poses huge risk to climate, expert warns

Nova Scotia is embarking on what many are calling its fourth gold rush — but instead of panhandling for chunks of gold, mining operations in the province today consist of massive tailings ponds, enormous open pits extracting small traces of gold and a climate toll that one expert says we’re not properly tracking.