CBC.ca | Alberta heavy oil price up almost 80% since March CBC.ca Most of the oil that Canada produces is called Western Canada Select, the benchmark blend of thicker, tarry bitumen-based crude oil that comes mostly from Alberta's oilsands. The price of WCS has stormed back from $29.71 a barrel on March 17, to $52.63 ... Recovery notwithstanding, expect low oil prices to be the new normal |