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Vancouver Island First Nations enter partnership with forest company

Vancouver Island First Nations enter partnership with forest company

Partnership will operate on 157,000 hectares of forest near Campbell River and Sayward
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The end of the ‘golden age of natural gas’ is nigh: IEA

The end of the ‘golden age of natural gas’ is nigh: IEA

Slowing growth in China could have big impact on demand for LNG
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Canada needs to curb its import-export swap to make seafood sustainable

Canada needs to curb its import-export swap to make seafood sustainable

Most of the fish or shellfish Canadians do eat is imported, yet consumers have little clarity about how sustainable those products may be
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Vancouver's Teck Resources quarterly profits surge to $276M

Vancouver's Teck Resources quarterly profits surge to $276M

The mining company says Tuesday it now expects the QB2 project to cost between US$8.6B and $8.8B
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Crofton paper mill won't resume operations until end of November at earliest: owners

Crofton paper mill won't resume operations until end of November at earliest: owners

Seventy workers are not expected to return to work until December
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Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain must be 'material', prospective bidder says

Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain must be 'material', prospective bidder says

'It’s got to be a minimum of 30 per cent.'
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Canadian mining capex reached decade high in 2022

Canadian mining capex reached decade high in 2022

After record high of $17B in 2012, capex in the mining industry declined every year for the next five years
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Paper Excellence CEO refuses to face federal committee, prompts threat of legal summons

Paper Excellence CEO refuses to face federal committee, prompts threat of legal summons

NDP MP Charlie Angus has submitted a notice of motion to issue a legal summons for Paper Excellence CEO Jackson Wijaya, after the forestry tycoon refused to appear before a federal committee.
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B.C. and Washington state to collaborate on flood-risk and salmon habitat initiative

B.C. and Washington state to collaborate on flood-risk and salmon habitat initiative

Premier David Eby says flooding in 2021 showed that cross-border collaboration and sharing expertise is needed to avert similar disasters in the future
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Regulator provides its reasons for Trans Mountain route change ruling

Regulator provides its reasons for Trans Mountain route change ruling

Trans Mountain's application was opposed by the Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, whose traditional territory the pipeline crosses and who had only agreed to the originally proposed route and construction method
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