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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the Trans Mountain Burnaby Terminal tank farm as the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project became operational in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada May 1, 2024.   REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
IndigenousInfrastructureNewsOilPolitics

Japan, S. Korea refiners join China in buying Canadian TMX oil

The Trans Mountain pipeline, owned by the Canadian government, was expanded in May.

The Alberta government says it will relax rules that make energy companies seeking to buy viable wells from bankruptcy proceedings pay the failed producer's outstanding taxes. Boilers are shown at an oilsands facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
Natural GasNewsOilPolitics

Alberta to relax rule on buying oil, gas wells if municipal taxes unpaid

Rural municipalities have voiced concern over tax arrears.

Since Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., announced plans to build a graphite mine in the Laurentians, some residents living nearby have protested the project, as shown in this undated handout image, fearing potential harm to the environment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Christian Hobden **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Critical MineralsMineralsMiningNewsPolitics

Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon

Lomiko Metals Inc has announced plans to build a graphite mine in the Laurentians, but residents living nearby have protested the project

FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
BusinessCritical MineralsNews

Lundin Mining, BHP weighing joint bid for copper miner Filo Corp, sources say

Lundin Mining and BHP Group are considering a joint bid for Filo Corp, which saw its stock rise 12% on the news, valuing...

Forestry officials have asked everyone in Labrador City to leave as a nearby wildfire creeps closer. A Quebec water bomber, shown here in a handout photo from June 20, sits at the Happy Valley-Goose Bay airport, ready to help battle wildfires in central Labrador. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hunter Wilson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
ClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

‘Extreme fire behaviour’: Labrador City ordered evacuated as wildfire approaches

Forestry officials ordered residents to evacuate due to a nearby wildfire, with residents urged to head east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

A view of the Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C. is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024 in a BC Wildfire Service handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNews

B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees

The blaze is one of about 150 across the province, a figure that's holding steady from Thursday following an eruption of wildfire activity...

A demonstrator holds a sign following a press conference announcing intention to litigate against the Government over contamination of Grassy Narrows, in Toronto on June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
IndigenousMining

Ontario mining law ‘outdated and offensive’: First Nation chief

Ontario's mining law and its system for registering mining claims have allowed claims to be staked on a First Nation without consent.

Environment Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal Limited after the company was alleged to have dumped harmful substances into waters frequented by fish in southeastern B.C. The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
CoalEnvironmentMiningNewsRegulations

Teck Coal faces five charges for allegedly dumping harmful substances in B.C. waters

Teck Coal Limited has been charged for allegedly dumping harmful substances into fish-frequented waters in B.C. from its coal mine.

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Diane Lebouthillier, right, speaks during a news conference as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens in Vancouver on June 25, 2024. First Nations along British Columbia's coast have announced with the Canadian government the designation of the country's largest marine protected area. A statement issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the ecologically unique ocean area is located about 150 kilometres of the west coast of Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentNews

B.C. waters now home to Canada’s largest marine protected area

The area spans 133,000 sq km, off Vancouver Island, safeguarding unique seafloor features and species.

President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, welcome Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the NATO Summit, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington. The Canadian and U.S. governments say they have reached an agreement-in-principle in the process to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, which regulates the waterway that flows from southeastern British Columbia into Washington state. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Evan Vucc
ElectricityHydropowerNewsPoliticsRegulations

Canada, U.S. govt reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty

The deal will enable officials to update the treaty to ensure continued flood-risk management and co-operation on hydropower on the river.

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