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Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

Open-net fish farms off B.C.'s coast are a flashpoint, with environmental groups and some Indigenous nations saying the farms transfer disease to wild salmon
Hudbay Minerals, Vancouver's Copper Mountain shareholders approve merger

Hudbay Minerals, Vancouver's Copper Mountain shareholders approve merger

Deal makes the combined company Canada’s third largest copper miner
Canada to redefine 'forest degradation' following EU import law

Canada to redefine 'forest degradation' following EU import law

Critics say creating a domestic definition of 'forest degradation' could help Canada sidestep an EU law restricting the import of unsustainable wood products
Ag labour shortage looms across Canada

Ag labour shortage looms across Canada

'Scarcity breeds creativity, and problems lead to innovative thinking.'
Bunge and Viterra sign merger agreement to create global agribusiness

Bunge and Viterra sign merger agreement to create global agribusiness

Viterra co-owned by B.C. Investment Management Corp.
How nanoparticle structures could help agriculture

How nanoparticle structures could help agriculture

Researchers are working to develop the “next generation” of insecticides that delivers active ingredients directly to pests
B.C. spends $4M to swap diesel for hydrogen in Metro Vancouver port trucking

B.C. spends $4M to swap diesel for hydrogen in Metro Vancouver port trucking

The cash will largely go toward a first fleet of trucks at Delta Port
Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources

Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources

Vancouver-based Teck says it's reviewing the latest proposal along with a number of other potential transactions involving its steelmaking coal business
Mining companies are snapping up claims to develop Indigenous land. But what happens when a nation doesn’t consent?

Mining companies are snapping up claims to develop Indigenous land. But what happens when a nation doesn’t consent?

'It seems pretty clear we need to get this part of it right,' says Jamie Bonham. 'Without it, we will struggle to see the potential this industry can realize.'
Canadian operations halted as miners grapple with record wildfires

Canadian operations halted as miners grapple with record wildfires

Experts have marked the ongoing wildfire season as the most severe in Canadian history