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Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Tech deploys high-voltage pulses of power to disintegrate rock
BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

B.C. premier says hunt for independent power producers to sell electricity to BC Hydro will be a competitive process and less expensive than previous programs
Carbon pricing exemption bill not likely to pass until fall

Carbon pricing exemption bill not likely to pass until fall

The chances of Bill C-234 making it through the Senate before the summer recess are slim.
Artemis adds $54M to B.C.'s Blackwater gold mine budget

Artemis adds $54M to B.C.'s Blackwater gold mine budget

Artemis says the project is 20% complete
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