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A woman paddles a specially adapted paddleboard on False Creek as a person sits in a wheelchair in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could hit the low 40s in the coming days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heatwave settles over B.C.

The warnings cover much of B.C.'s bottom third, inland sections of the central and norths coasts, as well as the northeastern part of...

The Suncor Firebag oilsands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor cuts production as wildfire burns out of control near Firebag oilsands site

Suncor says the facility will be kept in a state that maintains readiness to resume full operations as soon as possible once it...

Ottawa says it has approved Teck Resources Ltd.'s sale of a majority stake in its steelmaking coal business to Swiss commodities giant Glencore. 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
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Ottawa approves sale of Teck’s steelmaking coal business to Glencore

Ottawa says it has approved Teck Resources sale of a majority stake in its steelmaking coal business to Swiss commodities giant Glencore.

Refined copper bundles can be seen at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine located in South Australia, May 24, 2016.     REUTERS/Sonali Paul/ File Photo
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Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals

Canada announced any major deals targeting producers of critical minerals would only be approved under "the most exceptional circumstances".

A killer whale breaches the surface of the water in a Comox, B.C., harbour on July 31, 2018. Investigators with an international environmental watchdog want to probe whether Canada is breaking its own laws by not stopping toxic wastewater from being dumped into its Pacific waters. Environment Canada figures say 88 millions tonnes of washwater went overboard along the British Columbia coast in 2022 alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jen Osborne
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International environmental watchdog wants probe into shipping pollution enforcement

Environmental watchdog recommends probe into whether Canada is violating laws by not stopping toxic shipping pollution

FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in the Swiss town of Baar November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann//File Photo
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Canada approves Glencore takeover of Teck coal unit, with conditions

Ottawa has approved Glencore's acquisition of miner Teck Resources' steelmaking coal unit with strict conditions to preserve jobs.

dians living in Grenada and Canadians of Grenadian origin here in Canada are doing what they can to provide relief after the Island nation was struck with a powerful hurricane earlier this week. Palm trees wilt after being uprooted by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Haron Forteau
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Canadians in Grenada and Montreal rally to help after hurricane Beryl devastation

Downgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday as it headed toward Mexico’s Caribbean coast, Beryl has claimed at least nine lives.

A man cools off at a temporary misting station deployed by the city in the Downtown Eastside due to a heat wave, in Vancouver on August 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Environment Canada issues multiple warnings as B.C. braces for weekend heat

A high pressure ridge building over East Vancouver Island will usher in a hot weekend, presenting a "moderate" public health risk before more...

Victoria Gold's Eagle Gold Mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Yukon Governme
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Yukon minister says cyanide found in creek near mine spill, after firm issues denial

Yukon's mining minister says elevated levels of cyanide have been detected in a waterway after an equipment failure and slide of ore at...

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Suncor oil sands site shut because of nearby wildfire: Alberta minister

Suncor Energy has shut down the 215,000 bpd project as a precaution due to a wildfire burning about eight kilometres away.

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