Athabasca
Americannoun
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Lake, a lake in western Canada, in northwestern Saskatchewan and northeastern Alberta. About 200 miles (320 km) long; about 3,000 sq. mi. (7,800 sq. km).
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a river in southwestern Alberta, Canada, flowing northeast to Lake Athabasca; oil-bearing tar sands. 765 miles (1,231 km) long.
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In lock-step, Athabasca Oil, Strathcona Resources, Cenovus Energy and International Petroleum were among the top gainers, up 5%, 3.3%, 4%, and 2.5%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Stocks of companies seen as competing most directly with Venezuelan crude were weaker on Wednesday, with Cenovus down more than 3% and Athabasca Oil Corp also slipping about 2%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
When the wildfires approached, residents first tried fleeing by boat, only to realize that water levels at the massive Athabasca Lake had gotten so low, they couldn’t leave.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Industry has not said exactly how it would treat tailings water before release into the Athabasca.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
They were of a small kind, and much inferior in size to those that frequent the vicinity of Athabasca.
From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Mackenzie, Alexander
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