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Electricity can defuse LNG’s ‘carbon bomb,’ study says

Electricity can defuse LNG’s ‘carbon bomb,’ study says

Shell’s Groundbirch demonstrates how gas producers can shrink carbon footprints
First Nations' Site C injunction dismissed: report

First Nations' Site C injunction dismissed: report

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a bid by two Treaty 8 First Nations to halt work on the $10.7-billion Site C dam, according to reports.
LNG Canada is unlikely to spark a fracking frenzy

LNG Canada is unlikely to spark a fracking frenzy

Companies already produce enough natural gas to provide half of LNG Canada’s needs
All Canadians to pay carbon taxes next year

All Canadians to pay carbon taxes next year

Saskatchewan will pay lower carbon taxes, get back more rebates than B.C. Canadians who live in provinces that don’t have carbon pricing will begin paying a carbon tax on gasoline, diesel and natural gas, starting on April 1, 2019.
Canadian ginseng growers take aim at Asian counterfeits

Canadian ginseng growers take aim at Asian counterfeits

Domestic producers claim falsely labelled roots dominating Vancouver market, eroding Canadian brand integrity
New restrictions could derail oil-by-rail shipments

New restrictions could derail oil-by-rail shipments

More than 21,000 oil cars set to be made obsolete in November
Langley’s San Group announces $70 m plan to build sawmill, manufacture wood projects on Vancouver Island

Langley’s San Group announces $70 m plan to build sawmill, manufacture wood projects on Vancouver Island

Calling it a return to forestry’s roots on Vancouver Island, a Langley-based company is betting heavily on the Alberni Valley with plans to build both a sawmill and a plant to manufacture wood products.
Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues

Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues

Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) said Tuesday (October 16) it will likely have to delay first production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in Mongolia, originally scheduled for early 2020.
B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention

B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention

Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp. are among the companies setting foot in the area
Support for projects like LNG Canada up in B.C.: Insights West

Support for projects like LNG Canada up in B.C.: Insights West

The $30 billion LNG Canada project was signed into reality earlier this month, and a new Insights West poll shows it has the support of more British Columbians than it would have a couple years ago. Sixty two per cent of B.C.