Resources & Agriculture

Galore Creek copper mine project in NW B.C. to receive $20 million for access road

CALGARY — China's ongoing ban on Canadian beef appears to have no end in sight, making it a textbook example of the uncertainty Canadian exporters continue to face in that market.

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's indefinitely curtailing its sawmill in Lake Butler, Fla., by the end of the month. The Vancouver-based company says the decision is because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets.

B.C. wine producers explore new approaches after winter's damaging cold snap

CALGARY — Canada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on public communications in the wake of new anti-greenwashing legislation.

Independent power producers are back in B.C. with wind and solar proposals

VICTORIA — British Columbia's forests watchdog says a complaint about "excessive" logging has led to a call for the province to improve how it manages watersheds.

Shape shifting alloys a key technology in valve that reduces methane emissions at natural gas wells

Union demands compensation for workers owed wages and benefits after co-op’s insolvency, while growers benefit from $4M provincial package

Silver is still widely used to make jewelry and housewares, but its other applications are growing exponentially.