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FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Canada’s Unifor, GM start contract talks for CAMI assembly plant

General Motors and Unifor Local 88 begin talks for a new contract for 1,300 CAMI plant workers, with a strike looming.

Pembina Pipeline Corp. logo is shown in a handout. Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. has signed a deal to buy a group of midstream assets from Veren Inc. for $400 million.
PGI is owned by Pembina Pipeline Corp. and private equity firm KKR. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Pembina Gas Infrastructure signs $400M deal to buy midstream assets from Veren

PGI will acquire four batteries in the Gold Creek and Karr areas, which handle natural gas and liquids.

Logs are seen in an aerial view stacked at the Interfor sawmill, in Grand Forks, B.C., on May 12, 2018. A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement

B.C. First Nations chief urges local control of forests after Canfor mill closures cut 500 jobs, pushing for sustainability.

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well heads near Calgary on Sunday, May 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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No takers for Alberta program offering partial credit for partial oil well cleanup

Alberta's pilot program for partial well cleanup is stalled as landowners resist, fearing reduced payments and lingering liabilities.

BC Ferries are seen leaving Horseshoe Bay near West Vancouver, B.C., March 16, 2020. Approximately 800 litres of light hydraulic oil have spilled from a British Columbia ferry into the sea after a propeller fell off.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Propeller falls off BC Ferries vessel, spilling 800 litres of oil

About 800 litres of light hydraulic oil have spilled into the sea from a BC Ferries vessel after one of its propellers fell...

dian drivers are enjoying cheaper gas prices heading into fall. A gas station is seen in Toronto, on Thursday, April 18, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Drivers see cheaper prices at the pump as crude oil slumps

Canadian gas prices drop over 10 cents from August as oil prices see their biggest weekly slump since last October.

FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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China submits request to Canada for WTO tariffs consultation

Canada-China tariff row escalates as Beijing says it has requested talks with World Trade Organization about the added fees on EVs and metals.

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Honda to get up to $5B in government aid for EV battery, assembly plants in Canada

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce...

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Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it

Canada is looking at the massive new U.S. import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles imposed by President Joe Biden earlier this month, but...

A fresh cut stump is pictured in a cut block in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Oct. 5, 2021. British Columbia's independent forest-practices watchdog says old-growth trees on a coastal island are in danger of being wiped out due to inadequate monitoring of harvesting. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Watchdog calls for B.C. to boost oversight of old-growth forest on Quadra Island

B.C.'s watchdog warns of old-growth loss on Quadra Island due to poor oversight; calls for better management practices.

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