Resources & Agriculture

Todd Stone served as province's transportation minister under the BC Liberals

Trump announced 50% copper tariffs Tuesday

TORONTO — U.S. threats to impose 50 per cent tariffs on copper imports have been met with shrugs by Canadian mining companies and skepticism by analysts, though long-term risks remain. U.S.

District of Squamish council is once again grappling with the future of floating worker accommodations at the Woodfibre LNG site, as councillors reviewed a draft temporary use permit (TUP) this week—without planning a public hearing.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — but hasn't said yet when it will take effect. "Today we are doing copper," Trump told reporters at a cabinet meeting.

VANCOUVER — Royal Gold Inc. announced friendly agreements to acquire Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and Horizon Copper Corp. in a pair of deals worth a total of over $5 billion.

KITIMAT — A tanker carrying the first liquefied natural gas to leave Canadian shores is sailing across the Pacific, a major milestone as the country looks to diversify its export markets for oil and gas beyond the United States.

As coal revenue drops by $1.5 billion, rising demand for copper and other critical minerals sparks cautious optimism in the industry

If pipeline companies are keen on proposing a new West Coast pipeline in the near future, they're not saying so publicly.

CALGARY — Fuel refiner and retailer Parkland Corp. says shareholders have voted in favour of its planned takeover by U.S. company Sunoco LP.