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Can B.C. LNG producers compete in an ‘uncertain’ global market?

Can B.C. LNG producers compete in an ‘uncertain’ global market?

A new report questions the cost of electrifying B.C.’s growing LNG industry as global export capacity rises and potential importers shake up their energy mix
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Taseko Mines signs deal to consolidate its ownership of the Gibraltar mine

Taseko Mines signs deal to consolidate its ownership of the Gibraltar mine

VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines Ltd. has signed a deal to buy the 12.5 per cent interest in the Gibraltar mine it does not already own from Dowa Metals & Mining Co. Ltd. and Furukawa Co. Ltd.
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'A big deal': B.C. utility regulator rejects plan for mandatory gas hookups

'A big deal': B.C. utility regulator rejects plan for mandatory gas hookups

BC Utilities Commission rejected FortisBC renewable gas proposal on grounds it would lead to 'undue price discrimination.' The commission also rejected a Fortis plan to invest in LNG, while approving several others.
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B.C. funds project to extract minerals, metals while reducing environmental impacts

B.C. funds project to extract minerals, metals while reducing environmental impacts

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is funding a pilot project that it says offers the mining industry a path to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of extracting critical minerals.
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Herring fishery is wrapping up around Vancouver Island

Herring fishery is wrapping up around Vancouver Island

The total allowable catch in the Strait of Georgia was slightly higher than last year.
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B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

DELTA, B.C. — Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for farmers in British Columbia, but worries linger after unprecedented drought last year and another dry season looming.
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In B.C.'s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

In B.C.'s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

Ross Muirhead stood at the edge of a forestry cut blockfilled with stumps, rain pelting down as he watched water rushing over the barren ground.
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B.C. apple growers bite back at marketing commission proposal

B.C. apple growers bite back at marketing commission proposal

'The premise, and the reason for this conversation, is that returns are not sustainable.'
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TC Energy sells shovel-ready LNG pipeline to Nisga'a in B.C.

TC Energy sells shovel-ready LNG pipeline to Nisga'a in B.C.

Natural gas pipeline was originally planned for abandoned Petronas LNG project
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FortisBC apologizes for Ladner odour incident

FortisBC apologizes for Ladner odour incident

City officials were frustrated that they only had a general information phone line to call to try to find out what had happened, said Mayor George Harvie
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